Israeli, Turkish FM meet following the countries’ joint efforts to thwart terror attacks
“Iran is behind these attempted terrorist attacks. The intelligence leaves no doubt about it” said Yair Lapid
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| 25/06/2022
Photo: Boaz Oppenhein, taken from Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs website
Following the public thwarting of Iranian terror attacks against Israelis on Turkish soil, Israeli Foreign Minister, Yair Lapid, met in Ankara on Thursday with his Turkish counterpart, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu.
“In recent weeks, the lives of Israeli citizens have been saved thanks to security and diplomatic cooperation between Israel and Türkiye. Just today it was published that Turkish intelligence recently foiled an Iranian plot in Istanbul. And these efforts are ongoing. We are full of appreciation for the Turkish government for this professional and coordinated activity,” said Lapid at the end of the meeting.
“Iran is behind these attempted terrorist attacks. The intelligence leaves no doubt about it. We’re not only talking about the murder of innocent Israeli tourists, but also a clear violation of Turkish sovereignty by Iranian terror. No country should tolerate terror on its soil. We are confident that Türkiye knows how to respond to the Iranians on this matter. For its part, Israel won’t sit idly-by when there are attempts to harm its citizens in Israel and around the world.
“It is very important that in the coming weeks, we finish the process we began during your visit to Jerusalem - to allow Israeli airlines to fly directly to both Istanbul and the Turkish coast. In the last year, there was great progress in the relations between Israel and Türkiye. We began to hold discussions on returning Ambassadors in the near future, and on improving our economic and political dialogue. I hope we will complete these steps soon.”
“Iran is behind these attempted terrorist attacks. The intelligence leaves no doubt about it” said Yair Lapid
Photo: Boaz Oppenhein, taken from Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs website
Following the public thwarting of Iranian terror attacks against Israelis on Turkish soil, Israeli Foreign Minister, Yair Lapid, met in Ankara on Thursday with his Turkish counterpart, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu.
“In recent weeks, the lives of Israeli citizens have been saved thanks to security and diplomatic cooperation between Israel and Türkiye. Just today it was published that Turkish intelligence recently foiled an Iranian plot in Istanbul. And these efforts are ongoing. We are full of appreciation for the Turkish government for this professional and coordinated activity,” said Lapid at the end of the meeting.
“Iran is behind these attempted terrorist attacks. The intelligence leaves no doubt about it. We’re not only talking about the murder of innocent Israeli tourists, but also a clear violation of Turkish sovereignty by Iranian terror. No country should tolerate terror on its soil. We are confident that Türkiye knows how to respond to the Iranians on this matter. For its part, Israel won’t sit idly-by when there are attempts to harm its citizens in Israel and around the world.
“It is very important that in the coming weeks, we finish the process we began during your visit to Jerusalem - to allow Israeli airlines to fly directly to both Istanbul and the Turkish coast. In the last year, there was great progress in the relations between Israel and Türkiye. We began to hold discussions on returning Ambassadors in the near future, and on improving our economic and political dialogue. I hope we will complete these steps soon.”
