Netanyahu, Erdogan pledge new era of Israeli-Turkish relations in phone call
Nine years after their last conversation, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke on the phone and promised to continue rapprochement between the two countries.
Designated Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke on the phone today, the first such conversation since 2013. A statement issued by Netanyahu’s office said the two leaders spoke for 12 minutes and agreed to establish a new era in relations between Jerusalem and Ankara. Associates of Netanyahu said he expressed his condolences to Erdogan for the killing of Turkish nationals in an Istanbul terror attack earlier this week. Erdogan expressed his condolences over the Israelis killed in a terror attack in the West Bank city of Ariel.
Erdogan congratulated Netanyahu on his win in the Nov. 1 elections. Erdogan had already sent Netanyahu a letter Nov. 10 reading, “I congratulate you on your victory in the elections and believe that the new government will continue cooperation between our countries in all areas, in a way that will bring peace and stability to our region.”
