October 18, 2009 - 17:22 AMT
Turkey -Israel relations depend on situation with Gaza strip
Turkey -Israel relations will fully depend on humanitarian situation in Gaza strip and resumption of peace talks with Palestinians, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu stated. "Unfortunately, Israel's attack on Gaza significantly deteriorated the situation in our region. Israel and Palestinians have to reopen negotiations," Davutoglu said, adding that Ankara wishes for negotiations between Israel, Palestinians and Syria to resume and peace be established in middle East.

In his turn, Turkish State Minister and Deputy Premier Bulent Arinc stated that Turkish -Israeli ties have always been strong and will surely continue into the future, Cursor news agency reported.