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Tsavousoglu arrives in Israel on May 24 as part of an attempt to rekindle relations

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoλουlu announced on Wednesday that he would visit Israel on May 24th, as part of a continuing effort to rekindle relations between the two countries, four years after the mutual expulsion of their ambassadors.

The Turkish and Israeli governments have been trying in recent weeks to restore the once-allied bilateral relationship, which has been marked by much tension in recent years. Energy is considered a potential field of cooperation.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said last month that he had “high hopes” that his country would indeed promote energy co-operation, adding that he would discuss the issue with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett.

However, on Tuesday, the Turkish head of state announced that he had stressed to his Israeli counterpart Isaac Herzog that he was “very upset” by the deaths and injuries of Palestinians in Israeli army and Israeli police operations in the West Bank and the West Bank. through the holy month of Ramadan for Muslims.

The two countries reciprocated their ambassadors in 2018. Since then, counterclaims have been frequent: over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, over Turkish support for the Islamist movement Hamas, which rules the Gaza Strip, and other issues where their positions are diametrically opposed. .

Speaking to Turkish television network CNN Türk, the Turkish Foreign Minister clarified that he would visit Israel and Palestine on May 24. As part of his trip to Israel, he will be accompanied by Turkish Energy Minister Fatih Donmez, he noted. The two sides will discuss the prospect of their ambassadors returning to their posts, Tsavousoglou added.

SOURCE: AMPE

Source: Capital

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