21.06.2011                      19.Siwan, 5771

Geheimgespräche:

Israel and Turkey holding secret direct talks to mend diplomatic rift

The U.S. administration has also held talks with senior Turkish officials, mainly to foil the flotilla to Gaza due later this month.

Israeli and Turkish officials have been holding secret direct talks to try to solve the diplomatic crisis between the two countries, a senior official in Jerusalem said. The negotiations are receiving the Americans' support.
A source in the Turkish Foreign Ministry and a U.S. official confirmed that talks are being held, though in Israel the prime minister and foreign minister's aides declined to comment….