On Wednesday, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said that “cooperation with Israel on a positive agenda will help the two sides deal with differences properly.”
At a joint press conference with his Israeli counterpart Yair Lapid, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said, “Turkey has agreed with Israel to give new energy to bilateral relations with Israel in many fields and to establish various mechanism from now on. ” maintaining sustainable dialogue. ” despite the differences.
The Turkish foreign minister stressed that “dialogue should be based on the principle of mutual respect for the sensitivities of both sides” and revealed that he discussed regional issues of interest to both sides with his Israeli counterpart ”.
“The dialogue at the level of the two heads of state last Ramadan has contributed to efforts to maintain calm,” he said, noting that his country and Israel have agreed to reschedule technical meetings between of relevant ministries and public institutions.
Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said, “The geographical proximity between the two countries makes Turkey and Israel two trading partners. Turkey and Israel are among the top ten countries that trade with each other. ” pandemics and differences in the past, and the two countries are determined to continue their strategy of strengthening trade and economic relations.
“The volume of trade between the two countries exceeded $ 8 billion last year and this year’s figures are encouraging, especially since Turkey achieved the highest percentage of exports valued at Israel in the first quarter of this year. The political dialogue and technical dialogue between Ankara and Tel Aviv, ”Çavuşoğlu said. Expressing his confidence that the resumption of contacts would increase the volume of trade between the two countries, he said it was worth 1.8 billion dollars.
“We want to host more Israeli tourists in our country, and we know that Israeli tourists love Istanbul and Antalya, but I’m sure they will love the tourist places in the Black Sea region,” the Turkish foreigner said. minister.
Speaking on the Palestinian issue, Çavuşoğlu said his country “believes that a two-state solution within the parameters of the United Nations is the only way to achieve lasting peace in the Middle East” and stressed that “ He informed Lapid about his country. decision. Against Jerusalem and Masjid al-Aqsa. ” sensitivity. ”
Çavuşoğlu also stated that his country was fully prepared to support any dialogue between Palestine and Israel.
Source: “Anatolia”
Source: Arabic RT
