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Turkey continues regional initiative with meetings with Israel, Egypt

Turkey’s foreign minister says he will gather with his Egyptian and Israeli counterparts, possibly with Defense Minister Hulusi Akar accompanying him to Israel.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (r) welcomes Israel's President Isaac Herzog (L).

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. 

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