Turkey says it has accepted an invitation to send a diplomatic delegation to Egypt, as efforts to improve strained relations between the two countries continue.

Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said the talks in Cairo next month would focus on normalising ties.

The relationship was ruptured eight years ago when Egypt's military overthrew Mohamed Morsi, the country democratically elected Islamist president.

He had been close to the Turkish leader, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.