Article Author:
Reuters
JERUSALEM — Israel and Turkey have decided to restore full diplomatic relations and return ambassadors to each other's countries following steady improvement in relations, says Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid's office. said on Wednesday.
"Improving relations will contribute to deepening ties between the two countries, expanding economic, trade and cultural ties, and strengthening regional stability." dear," said a statement released after meetings between Rapid and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
The two countries announced that 60 of his Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces in 2018 during protests at the Gaza border against the opening of the US embassy in Jerusalem. As a result, the ambassador was expelled.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog's March visit to Turkey, followed by visits by both foreign ministers, improved friendly relations after more than a decade of tension.
"It has been decided to once again raise the level of relations between the two countries to the level of full diplomatic relations and return ambassadors and consuls general from both countries," the statement said.
The move comes at a time when Israel has sought to improve relations with regional powers, normalizing relations between Israel, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Morocco. , was agreed two years after him in the so-called Abraham Accords. (Reporting by James Mackenzie, Editing by Henriette Chacar and Mark Heinrich)
