Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that he would get together with his Egyptian and Israeli counterparts soon, in line with Turkey’s regional diplomacy efforts.

“There are important developments in regards to the ties with Israel. We will visit Israel within the month,” Cavusoglu told deputies of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) earlier this week. The minister also noted that he would come together with his Egyptian counterpart, Sameh Shoukry, in an iftar (fast-breaking meal) in Istanbul before the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. 

While there was no official confirmation, the minister’s visit to Israel is expected to occur either at the end of April or in the first half of May. Ankara sources say that it is likely to take place after the Jewish Passover holiday, April 15-22, and after Ramadan, meaning in May. Cavusoglu is expected to be accompanied by Hulusi Akar, the high-profile defense minister. 

Earlier statements that Israeli Prime Minister Neftali Bennett would visit Turkey, pronounced by none other than President Recep Tayyip Erdogan himself and never confirmed by the Israeli side, seem to have been replaced with rumors that Erdogan may visit Israel instead.