Turkish Prime Minister is to pay a visit to Egypt later this month for talks on boosting ties between the two countries. Egyptian foreign ministry said Erdogan’s visit will take place on November 17.

Turkish Prime Minister is to pay a visit to Egypt later this month for talks on boosting ties between the two countries.
Egyptian foreign ministry said Erdogan’s visit will take place on November 17.

Spokesman Amr Roshdi said details of the trip were agreed during talks in Ankara on Friday between Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr and his Turkish counterpart, Ahmet Davutoglu.

Erdogan is to be accompanied by a delegation of 12 ministers, "the largest in the history of diplomatic relations between the two countries," the spokesman said in a statement.

Egypt's Finance Minister Mumtaz al-Said said last month the two countries had reached agreement on a Turkish loan of $1 billion as part of an aid package of $2 billion to support the troubled Egyptian economy.

Political instability since last year's overthrow of president Hosni Mubarak has damaged Egypt's major revenue earner, tourism, and led to a drop in foreign investments and deepened the budget deficit.