Israeli President Isaac Herzog made the invitation by the brand new Turkish Ambassador Sakir Ozkan Torunlar, who offered his credentials.
(Mostafa Alkharouf / AA)
Israeli President Isaac Herzog has invited Türkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Israel in rising indicators of deepening bilateral ties between the 2 nations.
President Herzog prolonged the invitation by Türkiye’s new Ambassador to Israel, Sakir Ozkan Torunlar, who offered his letter of credence on Wednesday.
Isaac Herzog acquired Ambassador Torunlar at an official ceremony throughout which the Turkish National Anthem was performed.
Speaking at a joint press convention with the Turkish envoy, Herzog stated that President Erdogan’s invitation to him for a go to to the Turkish capital was an necessary step taken within the rapprochement course of between each nations.
Underlining that each he and President Erdogan welcome the development in relations between Türkiye and Israel, he stated: “It is no secret that the State of Israel, and I personally, attach great importance to our historical relationship with Türkiye.”
Türkiye and Israel took a number of steps in 2022 to enhance mutual relations.
Herzog’s go to to Ankara in March 2022 was adopted by the go to of Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to Israel in May. Then-prime minister of Israel, Yair Lapid, additionally visited Türkiye in June.
On August 17, 2022, Türkiye and Israel agreed to revive full diplomatic relations and mutually appoint ambassadors.
The Israeli President additionally famous that selling ties in tourism, schooling, tradition, power, and different fields would carry prosperity to each nations and their area.
Invitation to Turkish President
Herzog invited his counterpart Erdogan to Israel throughout his deal with. “I wish (to take) this opportunity as the president of Israel to invite the Turkish president to Israel, which I am certain will contribute to the relations.”
Touching on Türkiye’s regional and worldwide coverage, Herzog stated Türkiye’s affect was seen, significantly in its efforts to resolve issues associated to the Russia-Ukraine battle, together with current prisoner swaps and the Ankara-brokered grain export deal.
For his half, Ambassador Torunlar stated Türkiye-Israel relations had come a good distance by current bilateral visits, ensuing within the appointment of ambassadors after greater than 4 years.
“As our President (Erdogan) pointed out, it is our common goal to revive and develop a political dialogue between our countries based on mutual interests and on the basis of observing each other’s sensitivities,” Torunlar stated.
He emphasised that because the variety of Türkiye-origin Jewish individuals residing in Israel approaches 100,000, they represent the strongest bridge between the 2 Mediterranean nations.
Torunlar additionally identified that Ankara, as the primary nation within the area to recognise Israel, was on the identical web page with Tel Aviv on the matter of counter-terrorism.
On the standing of the Al Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem, Torunlar pointed to an announcement by the Israeli authorities highlighting the preservation of its establishment after a provocative raid by far-right Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir final week.
“I would like to take this opportunity to state that we appreciate the Israeli authorities’ commitment to preserve the status quo of the holy places in Jerusalem, including the Masjid al Aqsa,” he stated.
“As you know, we immediately condemned the terrorist attacks against civilians in Israel last year. Our principled stance is unchanged. Likewise, we believe that Israel will stay away from attitudes that harm Türkiye’s interests,” he famous.
He identified that bilateral commerce has elevated quickly lately and approached the brink of $10 billion, saying that they purpose to extend the bilateral commerce quantity to $15 billion in a short while.
Torunlar emphasised that the Turkish administration would work along with the brand new Israeli authorities beneath Benjamin Netanyahu’s premiership in each discipline and attempt to advance the cooperation between the 2 nations.
Source: TRTWorld and companies
