The Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan she told him Israeli counterpart Isaac Herzog that synergy in its field energy is mutually beneficial for their countries, while expressing the hope that the dynamics that developed after their recent talks will be maintained, according to today’s announcement of Turkish Presidency.
In recent weeks the Turkey and Israel are working to normalize their long-strained relationship and energy has emerged as a potential area of cooperation.
Herzog visited Turkey last month and met with him Erdoganwho announced in advance that he would send the foreign and energy ministers for talks in Israel.
A statement from the Turkish Presidency said, “In a telephone conversation with Herzog, Erdogan also stressed the importance of entry of Palestinians into Israel during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, while expressing his satisfaction with recent statements by Israelis and Palestinians calling for an escalation of tensions in the region.
Erdogan “reiterated that he expects the Israeli authorities to continue to show sensitivity, keeping the Al-Aqsa Mosque open 24 hours a day for the last 10 days of Ramadan and closed to non-Muslim visitors,” the statement said, adding that the Turkish President condemns recent terrorist attacks in Israel.
In 2018, Turkey and Israel deported diplomats from both sides and exchanged “fire” on the occasion of the Palestinian issue, Ankara’s support for Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, and other issues.
Turkey, which supports a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, has said it believes a rapprochement with Israel will help resolve the issue, stressing that it will not abandon its commitments to the Palestinians in order to improve relations. with Israel.
On Thursday, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoλουlu said he would visit Israel and the Palestinian territories in mid-May – along with Energy Minister Fatih Donmez – and that one of the issues he would discuss with his Israeli counterpart would be appointment of ambassadors.
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