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Tuesday 29 Dec 2015 - 09:57 Makkah mean time-18-3-1437
Presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin (Pic: Anadolu Agency)
Ankara (IINA) – Ankara said on Monday that relations with Israel will not be normalized until Turkey's conditions are fulfilled, Anadolu Agency reported.
Ankara has severed its diplomatic relations with Tel Aviv in 2010 after Israeli naval forces raided a Turkish aid ship that was bringing humanitarian supplies to the Israeli-blockaded Gaza Strip.
In order to restore ties, Turkey demanded an apology from Israel, compensation for the families of those killed in the attack and the lifting of Israel’s eight-year blockade of Gaza.
Presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin told a press briefing Monday that only the fulfillment of these conditions will lead to normalizing relations with Israel."Turkey did not renounce these conditions and did not change them," Kalin said.
The first of the conditions was fulfilled in 2013 when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu apologized for the attack to then-Turkish prime minister and current President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
However, the issue of compensation for the families of the victims is yet to be resolved between the two countries.
Kalin said there was a progress in compensation, adding: "We did not reach a point in putting a signature. Negotiations are continuing."
About Turkey's Gaza stand, Kalin said: "Turkey's position on liberation, justice and honor struggle of the people of Palestine is clear."
"Turkey would continue to be in solidarity with Palestine," he added.
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