adminNegotiators from Turkey and Israel are reportedly scheduled to meet tomorrow in Europe in a bid to strike a likely reconciliation agreement as relations between the two sides are warming.
The negotiating teams will discuss ways to narrow the remaining differences on issues such halting the operations of Palestinian resistance movement Hamas at their Istanbul headquarters as well as removing the Israeli embargo on the besieged Gaza Strip, Israeli daily Haaretz reported.
The meeting will come after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed readiness to normalise his country’s relations with Tel Aviv after six years of strained relations.
A senior Israeli official has ruled out that Ankara will be granted a special status. However, he expressed optimism about the results of the upcoming talks.
“There’s a will to get it over with,” he said. “We haven’t seen such positive comments from Turkey in the last six years.
“We hope to find a formula that will enable an agreement.”
The report further said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’ envoy, Joseph Ciechanover, and Turkish Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Feridun Sinirlioglu have in recent weeks exchanged several drafts on the provisions of the reconciliation deal that are not agreed upon yet.
In January, Erdogan said Turkey needed Israel in the region as the two sides indicated their enthusiasm to normalise relations.
Turkey and Israel also see eye to eye on the Syria conflict and the need to topple President Bashar al-Assad.— AFP.
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