Translated by Ollie Richardson for Fort Russ
17th December, 2015
Israel
and Turkey have reached a preliminary agreement on the normalization of
relations, including the return of ambassadors from both countries,
Reuters reported with reference to the representative of the Israeli
authorities.
Israel
and Turkey in the past have been strategic partners, but became
distanced to one other on the background of the reorientation of Turkish
foreign policy towards European integration to strengthen its position
in the Arab-Muslim world. The peak of mutual alienation was the
interception incident in 2010 with the "Freedom Flotilla", where Israeli
commando ships headed to break the blockade of Gaza, which resulted in
the deaths of nine Turkish citizens/participants of the voyage.
According
to the interlocutor of the Agency, the agreement on a diplomatic
détente was reached at a meeting in Switzerland. He noted that under the
agreement Israel will create a fund to compensate the families of the
victims.
President
Recep Tayyip Erdogan previously called for the normalization of
relations of his country with Israel, subject to certain conditions,
including the payment of compensation.
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