Friday, June 24, 2011

AFP: Israel sees chance to mend fences with Turkey: report

"Israel sees chance to mend fences with Turkey: report

ANKARA — Israel and Turkey have an opportunity to end a deep crisis in their ties following mutual gestures, Israel's deputy foreign minister Danny Ayalon was quoted as saying Friday.

In an interview published in Turkey's Hurriyet Daily News paper, Ayalon highlighted a letter Israel's premier sent to his Turkish counterpart to congratulate him for his recent election win and a Turkish Islamist charity's decision not to send a ferry on a second mission to blockaded Gaza."

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