Speaking to reporters during his return from Qatar, Cavusoglu said: "We have made contact with Egypt at both the intelligence and foreign ministry levels. Contact has also been started at the diplomatic level."
Noting that neither side put forward preconditions, the top diplomat said ties that have been cut for years could not be mended at once and easily.
He said having a lack of trust is also normal in such situations and may occur for both parties.
"For this reason, negotiations take place and continue under a certain strategy, a road map," Cavusoglu said as quoted by Anadolu Agency (AA).
Turkey's foreign minister earlier this month said that Turkey may negotiate a maritime demarcation agreement with Egypt in the Eastern Mediterranean, depending on the condition of bilateral ties. Following this, Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said Egypt’s decision to respect Turkey’s continental shelf while carrying out seismic exploration in the Mediterranean Sea is an important development. Presidential Spokesperson Ibrahim Kalın also last week described Egypt as the brain and heart of the Arab world and said that Turkey could turn a new page with Cairo and the Gulf countries.
