Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, currently on an official visit to the United States, has met with the leadership of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), the largest US pro-Israel lobby.
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Cyprus’ foreign minister pitched to his Greek and Israeli counterparts on Monday the creation of an east Mediterranean firefighting hub aimed at quickly addressing huge summer wildfires that could overwhelm any single country.
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday he told his Israeli counterpart Isaac Herzog that he was “very upset” by Palestinians injured or killed in the West Bank and Al-Aqsa Mosque during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
The foreign ministers of Israel and Cyprus are flying to Greece on Tuesday for talks on the partnership between the three countries and on the impact of the war in Ukraine.
A potential gas pipeline project between Turkey and Israel is not possible in the short-term and building an alternative system to cut dependende on Russia will not happen quickly, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursday.
A Turkey-Israel gas pipeline is being discussed behind the scenes as one of Europe’s alternatives to Russian energy supplies, but it will take complicated maneuvering to reach any deal, government and industry officials in both countries say.
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 was cited as saying on Friday.
There is a tendency to portray Turkey-Israel and Greece-Israel relations as a zero-sum game, and hence to see the visit to Turkey of Israel’s President Isaac Herzog as something that should concern Athens.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Wednesday in Ankara with the Turkish president calling the visit a turning point in the countries’ relations. Erdogan also stated his country’s readiness to cooperate with Israel on energy issues.
Colonel (ret.) Dr. Eran Lerman served as an Intelligence Officer, Deputy Director for Foreign Policy and International Affairs at the National Security Council, and personal advisor to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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