ISTANBUL
Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan met with Essam al-Haddad, Deputy President of Egypt for External Relations and International Cooperation, in Istanbul on Saturday.
The meeting was closed to press.
Officials said that Turkey and Egypt agreed on a financial package of 2 billion U.S. dollars that would be provided by Turkey to assist the Egyptian economy.
The two parties discussed developments in both countries, commercial relations and investment opportunities in the meeting.
