Prime Minister Yair Lapid is slated to meet Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, as the two nations continue to foster ties.
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Lapid's office said he would travel to the United States on Monday night, ahead of an address to the General Assembly on Thursday.
A source said the meeting with Erdogan would take place on Tuesday. It comes as IDF chief of staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi is headed to Europe to discuss the Iranian threat and forge military ties.
After years of strained relations, Israel and Turkey announced last month the full restoration of diplomatic ties.
Lapid visited Ankara in June, a month after his Turkish counterpart visited Jerusalem, the first high-level visit by a Turkish official in 15 years.
In March, President Isaac Herzog met with Erdogan in Ankara in a visit the Turkish leader described as "a turning point in our relations."
Ties deteriorated in 2010 after Israeli forces stormed a Gaza-bound flotilla that defied orders to dock at an Israeli port. The incident resulted in the deaths of nine Turkish activists. Following an attempt at mending ties, Turkey recalled its ambassador in 2018 after the United States moved its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.
i24NEWS contributed to this report.
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