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Tuesday, June 28, 2016
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Tuesday, June 28, 2016
Israel and Turkey to appoint envoys this week — Ankara
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleTurkey and Israel this week will begin the process of exchanging ambassadors after the former allies signed a deal to normalize ties following a bitter row in 2010, Ankara says.
“This week we will start the process of ambassador appointment” between Turkey and Israel, presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin tells reporters in Ankara.
Kalin, making the announcement, also says Turkey and Russia’s foreign ministers will meet in the Russian resort of Sochi on July 1 after months of acrimony, as Ankara seeks to strengthen regional ties.
There has been no official word from Israel on who will be appointed ambassador to Turkey or when that will take place.
— AFP
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