Prime Minister Yair Lapid spoke this evening with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. The two leaders thanked one another for the recent development of bilateral relations following dialogue between them and reciprocal visits by the two foreign ministers.

Prime Minister Lapid and President Erdogan congratulated one another on the decision to restore full diplomatic ties and return ambassadors and consuls general to Israel and Türkiye.

Prime Minister Lapid added that Europe must oppose Iran buying time in negotiations. The two agreed to meet soon, as a reflection of the close relations between their two countries.

The Prime Minister and the President agreed that this latest development is an important additional level in the strengthening of relations that will lead to many achievements, especially in the fields of commerce and tourism.

At the start of their conversation, German Chancellor Scholz emphasized that he rejects and condemns Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas’s remarks, and that it was important for him to clarify this personally to the Prime Minister, as well as publicly.