ISTANBUL: President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan congratulated Benjamin Netanyahu on his recent election victory in a letter, according to a statement by the latter’s office made on Thursday.
The letter comes as Netanyahu is on the cusp of returning to power after his right-wing bloc secured a majority of seats in the Nov. 1 polls.
“I congratulate you on your victory in the elections and believe that the new government will continue the cooperation between the countries in all fields, in a way that will bring peace and stability to our region,” Erdoğan wrote, according to a statement from Netanyahu’s spokesman.
The two longstanding leaders have governed their respective eastern Mediterranean countries during a period of turbulent bilateral relations, though the tide has turned in recent months. Ankara has yet to comment on the letter, but Erdoğan had said earlier in November that Türkiye would seek to “pursue relations with Israel on a basis of respect for… common interests”, irrespective of the winner of the elections. –Agencies
