Israel’s Lapid meets with Jordanian, Turkish leaders at UN General Assembly

In New York for the annual United Nations General Assembly summit, Israel’s Prime Minister Yair Lapid met yesterday first with Jordanian King Abdullah II and then with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

After his meeting with the King, Lapid tweeted, “Jordan is an important strategic partner of Israel. His majesty and I discussed bolstering and broadening cooperation between our countries as well as maintaining calm in the region.” This morning, Lapid tweeted, “Yesterday, I had a productive meeting with Turkish President Erdogan, the first meeting between the President of Turkiye and Israel’s Prime Minister in nearly 15 years. Relations between Israel and Turkiye are key for regional stability and bring tangible benefits for both countries.”