Turkey is keen to develop peaceful and friendly ties with everyone, including Russia and Israel, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said Monday.
In remarks made following a Cabinet meeting in Ankara, Yildirim said: “From Russia to Israel, Egypt to Syria, Iraq to Iran, EU countries to the U.S.A., we are determined to develop peaceful, friendly and practical ties with everyone. We will keep doing this.”
He said Turkey’s policy to normalize ties with countries neighboring the Black Sea and Mediterranean Sea regions had produced concrete results.
“We are returning to old days with Russia and have begun process of normalization. We [also] started the normalization process with Israel thanks to a deal. We are reaping the first benefit [of normalization with Israel] in Gaza,” he said.
Ankara struck a deal with the Tel Aviv-based government last week after a six-year hiatus over the latter’s storming a Gaza-bound aid ship, the Mavi Marmara, in international waters in May 2010 and killing 10 Turkish activists...
[aa.com.tr]
4/7/16
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In remarks made following a Cabinet meeting in Ankara, Yildirim said: “From Russia to Israel, Egypt to Syria, Iraq to Iran, EU countries to the U.S.A., we are determined to develop peaceful, friendly and practical ties with everyone. We will keep doing this.”
He said Turkey’s policy to normalize ties with countries neighboring the Black Sea and Mediterranean Sea regions had produced concrete results.
“We are returning to old days with Russia and have begun process of normalization. We [also] started the normalization process with Israel thanks to a deal. We are reaping the first benefit [of normalization with Israel] in Gaza,” he said.
Ankara struck a deal with the Tel Aviv-based government last week after a six-year hiatus over the latter’s storming a Gaza-bound aid ship, the Mavi Marmara, in international waters in May 2010 and killing 10 Turkish activists...
[aa.com.tr]
4/7/16
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