Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu (R) and his Egyptian counterpart Mohamed Kamel Amr pose before a meeting in Ankara August 10, 2011. [Photo/Agencies]

ANKARA - Visiting Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr said on Wednesday that Egypt attached great importance to relations with Turkey, as the trade volume between the two countries quadrupled in the past four or five years.

Amr made the remarks at a joint press conference with his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu following their talks in the Turkish capital of Ankara.

Turkish companies had great investments in the free zones in Egypt, he said, adding that the High Level Strategic Cooperation Council, to be established between Turkey and Egypt, will boost bilateral cooperation.

Amr said that incidents that took place in Egypt affected several countries in the region and Egypt appreciated Turkey's efforts in maintaining regional peace.

On the situation in Syria, Amr said "we called on our Syrian brothers to end this bloodshed".

For his part, Davutoglu said that Turkey's clear and definite diplomacy was being appreciated by international community and Turkey attached great importance to relations with Egypt.

"Egypt's achievements are of great significance for the future of our region," said Davutoglu, adding that Turkey was one of the countries which made most investments in Egypt.

All statemen should learn lessons from situations in the region, Davutoglu said "Turkey decided to deepen its relations with Syria when many countries tried to isolate it in 2005, we see destiny of Syria as ours".

Davutoglu said that the messages he relayed to Syria leadership were totally Turkey's.