Israeli Former Foreign Minister considered apologies to Turkey to be
rude mistake
12:57, 23 March, 2013
YEREVAN, MARCH 23, ARMENPRESS: Former Foreign Minister of Israel
Avigdor Lieberman gave negative response to Israeli initiation on
apologies to Turkey. As reports Armenpress, referring to `Hyurriet’
daily, Avigdor Lieberman considered apologies to Turkey to be a rude
mistake.
According to Former Foreign Minister of Israel what happened will have
a negative impact on the Israeli soldiers’ motivation and national
dignity.
On March 22, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel apologized in
a personal phone call to Turkey’s prime minister for a deadly commando
raid on a Turkish ship in 2010, in a sudden reconciliation between the
two countries that was partly brokered by President Obama during his
visit to Israel this week, according to Israeli, Turkish and American
officials.
Mr. Netanyahu expressed regret for the raid, which took place as
Israeli troops were enforcing an aid embargo on Gaza, and offered
compensation, Turkish and Israeli officials said. And after years of
holding out for a public apology for the deaths, the Turkish Prime
Minister, Recep Tayyip ErdoÄ?an, accepted Israel’s gesture in the phone
call.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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