Benjamin Netanyahu :Turkey deal 'immense' for Israeli economy

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed Monday that Israel has agreed a deal to thaw relations with Turkey and said it would be a huge boost for the economy.

Speaking in Rome after talks with US Secretary of State John Kerry, Netanyahu told reporters: "I think it's an important step here to normalize relations."

Earier, an Israeli official had said Israel and Turkey reached a deal on Sunday to normalize ties that soured in 2010 after a deadly Israeli raid on a Turkish aid ship heading to Gaza.

Negotiations were said to have been held in Rome, where Netanyahu landed for talks with US Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday.

Netanyahu said he would lay out the deal in detail later in the day, but said it "has immense implications for the Israeli economy, and I use that word advisedly".

"And I mean positive, immense implications," he said.

Kerry also hailed the deal as a "positive step"......http://www.i24news.tv/en/news/international/middle-east/118031-160626-announcement-of-israel-turkey-reconciliation-deal-imminently-expected
27/6/16
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