“The relationship with Turkey has had its ups and downs in recent years — we will not agree on everything, but we will try to restart relations,” Herzog said in a statement ahead of his departure.
“Relations between Israel and Turkey are important to Israel, important to Turkey and important to the entire region,” he said.
“Hopefully following my visit, a process of in-depth and serious dialogue with Turkey will begin at various levels, and we will eventually see progress with positive relations and results,” he said, noting that his trip was being made in full coordination with Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid.
Herzog’s trip marks the highest-level visit by an Israeli official since former prime minister Ehud Olmert made the trip in 2008, and is seen as an important step toward rekindling the two countries’ relationship. READ MORE
