Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Prime Minister Naftali Bennett might visit Turkey. The Turkish leader made the remarks while commenting on a series of issues, including the war in Ukraine and warming ties with Israel.
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Asked to comment on the report, an Israeli official said there were no plans in the works for Bennett to visit Turkey now.
Natural gas cooperation is among the most important steps Turkey and Israel can take amid a bid to repair ties and Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett could visit Turkey, President Tayyip Erdogan said on a flight back from a North Atlantic Treaty Organization meeting in Brussels, Friday.
Earlier in March, Erdogan said he believed President Isaac Herzog's visit to Turkey would be a turning point in long-strained relations between the regional powers, and that Ankara was ready to cooperate in the energy sector. On that visit, Herzog became the first leader from Israel to visit in 14 years as the two countries move to turn a new page in their troubled relationship.
"In this process, Israeli Prime Minister Bennett may come as well. With his arrival too, there may be a chance to start a new era in Turkey-Israel ties," Erdogan told reporters on a return flight from a NATO summit in Brussels.
"One of the most important steps we can take together for bilateral ties, I believe, would be natural gas," he added and said details of the cooperation would be discussed later during a visit by his foreign and energy ministers to Israel.
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