President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is set to welcome Israeli President Isaac Herzog in Ankara next week, marking the first visit of an Israeli head of state to the Turkish capital in nearly two decades.
The Turkish Presidency’s Directorate of Communications released a statement Saturday evening confirming Herzog’s two-day visit on March 9-10.
Turkey and Israel will discuss steps to improve cooperation during talks between the two countries’ presidents in Ankara, the presidency said on Saturday, as the regional rivals work to repair long-strained ties.
As part of the rapprochement, Herzog will visit in Ankara on March 9-10 at the invitation of President Erdoğan, the Turkish presidency said.
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