Efforts underway to arrange Lapid-Erdogan meet on sidelines of UN assembly

In a further sign of warming relations between Israel and Turkey, efforts are underway to arrange a meeting between Prime Minister Yair Lapid and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, the Kan public broadcaster reports.

Both leaders are among the 157 world leaders who are planning to attend September’s first totally in-person gathering at the UN General Assembly since the COVID-19 pandemic began in early 2020.