Israeli and Turkish negotiation teams met for last-minute talks in Rome on Sunday, after months of intense negotiations.
According to local media reports citing Israeli and Turkish officials, negotiations substantially progressed ten days ago.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to arrive in Rome on Sunday to meet with US Secretary John Kerry, and it is believed he will announce the reconciliation agreement Monday, reported the Ha'aretz daily on Sunday.
- Netanyahu will also reveal the complete agreement text which ended six years of hostility between both countries, said the Ha'aretz daily, adding that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will also deliver a statement simultaneously in Turkey.
Reports published last week by Turkish and Israeli media outlets estimated that the reconciliation agreement will be announced on Sunday.
If a deal has in fact been reached, it will be brought forward for approval by Israel's security cabinet, a forum of ministers responsible for security and diplomatic affairs' decisions on Wednesday.
A unanimous approval of the deal by the cabinet is anticipated.
Relations between Israel and Turkey soured following a deadly 2010 raid by an Israeli naval ship against a Turkish ship, the Mavi Marmara.
The Mavi Marmara was part of a flotilla headed to the Palestinian enclave of the Gaza Strip demanding the lifting of the Israeli blockade from it...
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Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in Rome...
ReplyDeleteSunday, June 26, the Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in Rome, where he is scheduled to meet with U.S. Secretary of state John Kerry and where, as expected, tomorrow will be announced that an agreement between Israel and Turkey on normalization of relations.
In the visit of Benjamin Netanyahu is accompanied by his wife, Sara Netanyahu.
«Reshet bet» reports that in the same time in the Italian capital, the negotiations between representatives of Israel and Turkey. A source in the delegation of the head of government confirmed the correspondent of «Reshet bet» with Ronen Polak that the sides are close to signing an agreement.
According to media reports, under the agreement, Israel will transfer $ 20 million in so-called humanitarian Fund to be established for the payment of compensation to the families of the victims of the clashes on the ship «Mavi Marmara» in 2010. Turkey will also have the opportunity freely to carry out projects to restore infrastructure in the Gaza strip. We are talking about building hospitals, desalination plants and power plants. The condition of Israel is the transportation of materials to the sector through the port of Ashdod. At the same time, Turkey refused the demands for the full removal of the blockade of the Gaza strip.
Turkey, in turn, pledged to approve a bill abolishing all suits filed against officers and soldiers of the IDF, and guaranteed to refrain from filing such claims in the future....http://en.israel-today.ru/prime-minister-benjamin-netanyahu-arrived-in-rome.html
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