The Presidency
JOINT DECLARATION
OF
THE 2ND MEETING OF THE HIGH-LEVEL STRATEGIC COOPERATION COUNCIL
BETWEEN
THE ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT AND THE REPUBLIC OF TÜRKİYE
(Cairo, 4 February 2026)
The Arab Republic of Egypt and the Republic of Türkiye (hereinafter referred to as “the Parties”);
Recalling the establishment of the High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council and the convening of its First Meeting in Ankara on 4 September 2024, under the co-chairmanship of the Presidents of the two States;
Guided by the longstanding historical fraternal ties between the Arab Republic of Egypt and the Republic of Türkiye, and their shared commitment to developing bilateral relations on the basis of mutual respect and mutual benefit; Taking note with satisfaction of the positive momentum achieved in bilateral relations in recent years; Affirming their determination to enhance coordination and cooperation in international and regional fora, in support of global efforts to address common challenges, including international peace and security, sustainable development, climate change, environmental protection, and food security;
Recognizing the central role of economic cooperation in advancing prosperity and inclusive socio-economic development through a productive and mutually beneficial partnership; Meeting on the occasion of the Second Meeting of the High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council, held in Cairo on 4 February 2026 under the co-chairmanship of the Presidents of the two States:
1. Reaffirm the role of the Joint Planning Group as the principal mechanism for overseeing and coordinating bilateral relations in all fields, welcome the outcomes of its meeting held on 12 November 2025, and reaffirm the importance of effective institutional coordination and follow-up to ensure implementation and the achievement of tangible outcomes.
2. Welcome the signing of Memorandum of Understanding in key areas, including defense, investment, trade, agriculture, health, youth and sports, and social protection.3. Recognize the significant growth in bilateral trade, which approached nearly USD 9 billion, underscore that this progress reflects the shared political will to advance relations toward a new phase of strategic partnership, and confirm the shared objective of increasing bilateral trade volume to USD 15 billion by 2028 through the further promotion of economic and commercial relations.
4. Emphasize the important role of mutual investment environments in fostering sustainable, balanced and mutually beneficial bilateral economic relations, and encourage the exchange of delegations, the organization of exhibitions, and the convening of investment forums to promote business cooperation and investment opportunities in both countries.
5. Agree to continue improving the investment environment in both countries, and welcome, in this context, the establishment of the National Committee for Promoting and Monitoring Turkish Investments in Egypt with the purpose of further facilitating investment procedures.
6. Decide to enhance industrial cooperation and joint manufacturing in priority sectors, with a view to deepening local manufacturing and facilitating technology transfer on mutually agreed terms; emphasize the importance of promoting mutual investments and industrial partnerships, including joint industrial zones and projects serving regional and international markets; underscore the importance of strengthening cooperation in technology transfer, innovation, and capacity building through training, institutional partnerships, and the exchange of expertise; and commit to expanding cooperation in cleaner production and green transformation, including energy efficiency, renewable energy, waste management, and low-carbon industrial projects.
7. Both Parties reaffirm their commitment to strengthening economic cooperation, with a focus on economic reform, high-productivity sectors, advanced infrastructure, and private sector-led growth, while recognizing significant potential for collaboration in industrial innovation and high-value manufacturing, including but not limited to automotive and machinery manufacturing, construction and infrastructure development, renewable energy, agriculture, agribusiness, and tourism.
8. Agree to strengthen cooperation in electricity and renewable energy within the framework of the Memorandum of Understanding signed in September 2024, and decide to designate national focal points to coordinate joint working groups in the fields of conventional energy, renewable energy and green hydrogen, and nuclear energy.
9. Emphasize the importance of the implementation of the MoU on Hydrocarbons and Mining signed in May 2025. In this regard, both sides agreed to cooperate in hydrocarbon and mining exploration and development in Egypt, including through their public companies/institutions, and to exchange expertise in geological activities and modern mining technologies.
10. Decide to strengthen macro-economic cooperation by revitalizing cooperation in the customs field within existing legal instruments, including through the exchange of updated lists of Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) clients, with a view to facilitating trade and enhancing supply-chain efficiency, and by launching a high-level financial dialogue between the Ministries of Finance to exchange expertise, address regional and international financial developments, and explore opportunities to enhance economic cooperation and investment.
11. Recognize the strategic role of civil aviation as a key enabler of economic cooperation, trade, tourism, investment, and people-to-people contacts between Egypt and Türkiye. The Parties therefore expressed their readiness to continue technical consultations between the relevant civil aviation authorities with a view to identifying practical solutions that support balanced growth, connectivity, and long-term partnership in the field of civil aviation.
12. Decide to establish a joint technical committee to cooperate in the fields of pharmaceuticals, medical devices, healthcare systems, medical tourism, medical rehabilitation, health informatics, and private public partnership, including the exchange of expertise and best practices.
13. Reaffirm agricultural cooperation as a pillar of the strategic partnership, contributing to food security, resilient supply chains, and agricultural trade in accordance with international standards, and agree to strengthen cooperation in plant quarantine, veterinary measures, and trade in animal-origin products.
14. Agree to enhance technical cooperation and capacity building in the agricultural sector through the exchange of experts, joint training programs, and sharing of best practices. They will align their measures with relevant international standards, and promote information exchange, digitalization, and early warning systems related to plant and animal health.
15. Reaffirm the commitment to implementing the Action Plan between the Ministries of Labor of the two countries and to cooperating in the field of labor mobility.
16. Express the aspiration to expand cooperation in antiquities, museums, archaeology, museology, and the fight against illicit trafficking in cultural property; recognize tourism as a major driver of economic growth and employment; encourage cooperation to enhance tourist flows, cultural exchanges, and investment opportunities; and express appreciation for ongoing cultural cooperation while reaffirming willingness to exchange expertise in cultural and creative industries and relevant digital technologies.
17. The two sides express their common aspiration to continue bilateral cooperation in the field of high education and work to exchange successful experiences and distinguished models, as well as exploring new opportunities for future cooperation, especially in academic fields of common interest, with the aim of supporting and developing the academic system and its outcomes in both countries, in accordance with the goals of the 2030 Sustainable Development Plan.
18. Both sides agree to promote economic growth and regional development, particularly in Africa, and encourage collaboration between Egyptian and Turkish companies through joint ventures in construction, infrastructure, and urban development, aimed to deliver high-impact projects.
19. Both countries Confirm their will to support a Libyan owned and Libyan led political process under the facilitation of the United Nations with the aim of preserving Libyan security, stability, sovereignty, territorial integrity and political unity.
20. Both Parties reaffirm their support for President Trump’s comprehensive plan to end the war in Gaza, including the commitment of Israel to fully withdraw from Gaza, and underscore the centrality of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2803 in shaping the course of the temporary transitional phase until the Palestinian Authority completes the required reforms, paving the way for its return to the administration of the Gaza Strip.
21. Both countries further emphasize the imperative of preserving the unity and territorial integrity of the Palestinian territories, stress the need to ensure urgent, safe, sustained and unimpeded delivery of humanitarian assistance to Gaza at scale, and underscore the necessity of opening the Rafah crossing in both directions. They also highlight the urgency of initiating, at the earliest possible time, a comprehensive early recovery and reconstruction process across the entire Gaza Strip, without discrimination. Both countries stand ready to contribute, together with the international community, to recovery and long-term reconstruction of Gaza.
22. Both countries reiterate the necessity of launching a political process leading to the establishment of an independent Palestinian state on the lines of 4th of June 1967, with East Jerusalem as its capital.
23. Both sides underline the relevant UN Security Council and General Assembly Resolutions and the relevant ICJ advisory opinions and provisional measures that articulate the illegality of Israeli occupation of Palestinian lands and the occupying power’s obligations to respect and implement international law.
24. Both sides express concern over the policies and practices by Israel to obstruct the activities of the United Nations and the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) and call for respect for the mandate, facilities, and legal status of the Agency in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) and to permit and fully facilitate the entry of humanitarian aid into the OPT.
25. Both Parties reaffirm their firm commitment to Syria’s sovereignty, unity, stability and territorial integrity. They underline the importance of the reconstruction efforts, strengthening the capabilities of state institutions, and a comprehensive, inclusive, and Syrian-owned political process with the participation of all Syrian components.
26. The two sides highlight the need to combat terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, ensuring that Syrian territory does not become a source of threat to the security and stability of its neighboring countries and the region, and they stressed the importance of addressing the issue of foreign terrorist fighters, which relates with those threats.
27. They also reiterate their strong condemnation to the continued Israeli violations of Syria’s sovereignty and its exploitation of the current situation to seize additional Syrian territory, stressing the need for Israel to adhere to the 1974 Disengagement Agreement.
28. Both countries underscore their continued support of Lebanon’s national institutions and the efforts of its current leadership to consolidate state authority, and ensure that arms are held exclusively by the state, through a calm, gradual and inclusive approach that preserves national unity and civil peace.
29. They reaffirm their steadfast support for Lebanon, its government and its people, in the face of the continued Israeli aggression and violations of the Lebanese sovereignty, reiterating its clear condemnation of these attacks, stressing that a sustainable resolution lies in the full and non- selective implementation of UNSCR 1701 by all parties.
30. Both countries also expressed their support for President ‘Aoun’ and his government, commending the initiative launched to end Israeli attacks as a responsible step to prevent escalation while reiterating its rejection of Israel’s repeated violation of the cessation of hostilities agreement and calling for Israel’s withdrawal from all occupied areas, including the five occupied border posts, in southern Lebanon.
31. Egypt and Türkiye express deep concern over the continuation of conflict in Sudan. Both Parties reiterate their call for a peaceful resolution of the conflict through a humanitarian truce leading to a permanent ceasefire followed by an inclusive national dialogue and an inclusive Sudanese-owned and led political process.32. Both Parties reaffirm their respect and commitment to the sovereignty, unity, independence and territorial integrity of Sudan, as well as their support for Sudanese national institutions and unequivocal rejection to the establishment of any parallel governing structures in Sudan. The two states assert their support to the efforts of regional and international actors including the QUAD, the African Union, the League of Arab States to find a political solution to the conflict and alleviate the suffering of the Sudanese people. Both Parties also stress the need for sustained and unhindered access of humanitarian assistance and for the scaling up of humanitarian aid to Sudan and neighboring countries as well as the need for the establishment of safe havens and safe corridors to enhance protection of the Sudanese people and access of humanitarian assistance.
33. Both Parties stress on the need to tackle the dilemma of terrorism in the Sahel region. In this regard, both countries will continue exerting their efforts to enhance the capacities of the Sahel states against the terrorist groups in coordination with the respective governments. The two states, out of conviction that stabilizing the Sahel region needs the engagement of all stakeholders, reaffirm the importance of expediting the process of reinstatement of the three Sahel states’ membership in the African Union.
34. Furthermore, the two states express concerns over the dire humanitarian crisis in the Sahel due to the surge of terrorist activities, resulting in the displacement of millions of people within the Sahel region, and called upon the international community, UN agencies and humanitarian organizations to exert more efforts in dealing with the crisis through consultation with the respective governments.
35. On the Horn of Africa, both sides reaffirm their steadfast support for the sovereignty, unity, and territorial integrity of the Federal Republic of Somalia, and reiterated their rejection of any measures that undermine it. The two sides also express appreciation for their respective efforts in supporting counter terrorism efforts, enhancing stability, and promoting sustainable development in the Federal Republic of Somalia.
36. They further emphasize the importance of securing the Red Sea and restoring normal levels of international maritime navigation passing through it and condemned any attempts to pursue military presence on its shores in contradiction to international law and norm.
37. Both Countries agreed to intensify joint coordination efforts along with other concerned regional states to support de-escalation in the Middle East and create a conducive atmosphere for the resumption of negotiations between the United States and Iran based on good faith and mutual respect in order to reach a mutually beneficial and satisfactory agreement, which reinforces peace, stability and prosperity in the Middle East38. Both countries acknowledge the vital importance of the River Nile to Egypt in view of its water scarcity. Bearing in mind the adverse effects of climate change on water resources, they agree on enhancing technical collaboration on sustainable water utilization.
39. Both Sides agree to continue to cooperate closely within international and regional organizations.
40. The Parties agreed to hold the next meeting of the High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council in 2028 in Ankara.
Signed on 4 February 2026, in Cairo.
