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Israel and Turkey restore full diplomatic ties
Saturday March 23, 2013 10:36:47 AM,
EFE
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Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Turkey's Recep
Tayyip Erdogan reached an agreement Friday that ends the
diplomatic dispute spurred by the 2010 deaths of nine Turkish
activists at the hands of Israeli commandos.
The unexpected breakthrough came during a telephone call between
the two premiers with input from US President Barack Obama, who
was concluding a visit to Israel.
"The two men agreed to restore normalization between Israel and
Turkey, including the dispatch of ambassadors and the cancellation
of legal steps against Israeli soldiers," Netanyahu's office said
in a statement.
Nine Turkish activists - one of them a US citizen - were killed
May 31, 2010, when Israeli commandos intercepted and boarded the
ship Mavi Marmara to stop an international flotilla trying to
break Israel's blockade of Gaza.
Turkey reacted with outrage, recalling its ambassador to Israel
and significantly curtailed bilateral military and economic ties.
"In light of the Israeli investigation into the incident, which
pointed out several operational errors, Prime Minister Netanyahu
apologized to the Turkish people for any errors that could have
led to loss of life and agreed to complete the agreement on
compensation," his office said.
The phone call between the two prime ministers took place during
Netanyahu's meeting with Obama in Jerusalem, the Israeli
government said.
"I am hopeful that today's exchange between the two leaders will
enable them to engage in deeper cooperation on this and a range of
other challenges and opportunities," Obama said in a statement
released by the White House.
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