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The Egyptian government will decide within 72 hours whether it will renew a maritime transport deal with the Turkish government, Egyptian Transport Minister Hani Dahi said Wednesday.
Signed in March 2012 between the governments of both countries, the agreement is due to expire on April 29 of next year.
The deal seeks to use Egyptian seaports for the transport of Turkish foodstuffs, electrical appliances and textile products to markets in the Gulf.
The agreement acquired special importance after Syrian authorities hindered the access of Turkish products into Gulf markets following the eruption of Syria's civil war.
Dahi, speaking on the sidelines of an Arab transport ministers' meeting in the coastal city of Alexandria, said the Egyptian government would announce its final decision on the renewal of the RO-RO (roll on/roll off) agreement with Turkey as soon as it took it.
Relations between Cairo and Ankara have nosedived since last year's ouster of Mohamed Morsi – Egypt's first freely elected president – by the army.
The move has frequently been described by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as a "military coup."
Last November, the two countries downgraded their diplomatic relations.
By Walaa Wahid
englishnews@aa.com.tr
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