ANKARA
Turkey welcomed the formation of a new government in Egypt under the leadership of Prime Minister Hisham Qandil who was appointed by President Muhammad Mursi.
In a statement released on Saturday, the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) congratulated members of the new Egyptian government and all Egyptian brothers and sisters for this important step taken on the way to democracy.
We wish Prime Minister Hisham Qandil and his cabinet success and reiterate that Turkey will continue to be with the Egyptian people with whom we share historic bonds of friendship and brotherhood, the MFA also said.
