With the warming of relations between Israel and Turkey, Israeli President Isaac Herzog invited President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to visit his country on Wednesday.
Herzog was speaking when he greeted the newly appointed Turkish ambassador, Şakir Özkan Turunlar, who He presented his credentials to the President.
Another year Herzog who role It is mainly festive, it was first The Israeli leader has been visiting Turkey since 2008 after Monday countries He began to restore relations and terminate A.S more From a decade-old diplomatic row.
They agreed to mutually appoint ambassadors in August and after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu won election in In November, he and Erdogan agreed to continue improving relations. “I am sure We will do all of that work to strengthen countries“Relationships,” Herzog said.
Netanyahu’s return power In the head of Religious nationalist government in December alarmed the Palestinians and their Western and Arab allies who You fear that tensions will escalate in Middle east. Turkey last week joined choir of condemnation of Visit Israel new Far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir talks about the sensitive Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in East Jerusalem, the third holiest site of Islam and the holiest of Judaism.
the countries withdraw their ambassadors in 2010 after Israeli forces stormed a Gaza-bound flotilla carrying humanitarian aid for The Palestinians who broke the Israeli blockade.
resulted from the accident in death of Nine Turkish activists. Relationships broke down again in 2018 when Turkey was angered by the United States moving its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem once more It recalled its ambassador, prompting Israel to respond in Type. The two countries They did not re-appoint their ambassadors for Long before Eret Lilian presented her credentials to Erdogan on behalf of new Ambassador of Israel in Dec.
