Turkey's main opposition leader welcomes rapprochement with Israel
Date
12/18/2015 12:20:56 PM
(MENAFN- The Journal Of Turkish Weekly) Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leaderKemal Klçdaroluhas welcomed reports of possible rapprochement between Turkey and Israel suggesting that it was “already expected.”
“It was waiting on the Israeli prime minister’s table anyway” Klçdarolu said late on Dec. 17 as reports about a preliminary deal betweenIsraeland Turkey to normalize bilateral relations were leaked while he was in a live interview with private broadcaster Habertürk.
“It was already expected. Certainly establishing warm and sincere relationships with all countries is for the good of both us and them” he said.
A Turkish government official has confirmed to theHürriyet Daily Newsthat Israeli and Turkish officials held talks in Switzerland over the broken ties and may reach a deal soon.
“We have not reached an agreement yet” the official said on Dec. 17 responding to a question on reports that the two countries have reached a preliminary deal.
“But [the discussions] may yield results soon” the official added.
Talks withIsraelhave been ongoing for some time Turkish Prime Ministry officials told the Hürriyet Daily News adding that they were continuing in a positive manner but no consensus has yet been reached.
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