From Zaman
Israeli officials have been in talks with Turkish representatives in a bid to restore bilateral relations, Israeli news report have said, revealing that the Israeli side has offered compensation for the families of Turks killed by Israeli commandos on an aid ship last year but still refuses to apologize to Ankara for the May 31, 2010 incident.
Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Moshe Ya'alon has been appointed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to serve as an envoy for reconciliation between Turkey and Israel, the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, quoting an unnamed Israeli official, reported on its website on Thursday. Ya'alon has been meeting with Turkish Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Feridun Sinirlioğlu, while there are also other talks taking place between the Israeli representative on the UN inquiry committee on last year's Gaza flotilla, Yosef Ciechanover, and Turkey's representative on the UN inquiry committee, Özdem Sanberk. The two have been passing messages between Israel and Turkey and have taken pains to create solutions to end the crisis.
In these talks, Israel is maintaining its position of refusing to apologize to Turkey for the deadly raid on May 31, 2010, but is ready to express regret over the incident, Haaretz said, citing the unnamed official. more
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