Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz visited Türkiye on Thursday amid the growing rapprochement between the two countries.
Gantz visited Anıtkabir, the final resting place of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Republic, before coming together with his Defense Minister Hulusi Akar at the Turkish defense ministry in the capital Ankara.
In a statement on Twitter on Wednesday, Gantz said he was “taking off for an important visit to the Republic of Türkiye” where he would be meeting with his Turkish counterpart Akar.
“I look forward to productive discussions on ways to promote security, stability and peace in the Middle East and East-Med regions,” he added.
Tweeting in Hebrew, he said this would be the first meeting between the two countries’ defense ministers in over a decade, adding that he welcomed the development.
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