Over the past two months, Erdogan has repeatedly emphasized his desire to resume official ties with the State of Israel
Two weeks ago, a delegation of senior Turkish officials landed in Israel to coordinate President Herzog’s planned visit to Turkey this week, on March 9.
The Turkish delegation included Ibrahim Kalin, a senior Erdogan advisor and spokesman and high-ranking foreign policy official. He arrived with Deputy Foreign Minister Sadat Unal. The two met with Alon Ushpiz, director-general of Israel’s Foreign Ministry, as well as Eyal Shviki, director-general of the President’s Residence, and other officials.
Alon Ushpiz said that the president’s visit to Ankara will be a very important first step in improving ties with Turkey. “We’re talking about a gradual process, and the first thing that needs to happen is a presidential visit,” he explained.
According to the source, Israel has made no preconditions related to Hamas activity in Turkey.
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