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Amid talks with Ankara, Israeli official says Jerusalem open to Turkey maintaining ‘limited’ military base in Syria
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleLazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter
Israel is “very optimistic” about deconfliction talks with Turkey, an Israeli official tells The Times of Israel.
Jerusalem is even open to Turkey maintaining a “limited” military base in Syria, adds the official.
“The talks were held in good faith,” says the official, adding that there would be further discussions after the sides met this week in Azerbaijan.
A Turkish official offers a similar message of conciliation.
“Turkey’s concerns have always been the cross-border terrorist threat from Syria to Turkey,” the official tells The Times of Israel, pointing at ISIS and the Kurdish PKK
“Other than that, we do not want any conflict with any country.”
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