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"The question of relations (with Ankara) is of utmost importance given the ups and downs our relations have had this year," Barak said.
He also raised the prospect of a meeting between Israeli President Shimon Peres and his Turkish counterpart, Abdullah Gul, on the sidelines of the world climate conference in Copenhagen.
Barak said he hoped such a meeting might succeed in "putting bilateral relations back on track," underscoring the "strategic, economic and historic role" Turkey played in the Middle East.
In late November, Turkey and Israel pledged to improve ties as an Israeli minister held talks in Ankara, the first since the Jewish state's war in the Gaza Strip poisoned relations between the two regional allies.
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He also raised the prospect of a meeting between Israeli President Shimon Peres and his Turkish counterpart, Abdullah Gul, on the sidelines of the world climate conference in Copenhagen.
Barak said he hoped such a meeting might succeed in "putting bilateral relations back on track," underscoring the "strategic, economic and historic role" Turkey played in the Middle East.
In late November, Turkey and Israel pledged to improve ties as an Israeli minister held talks in Ankara, the first since the Jewish state's war in the Gaza Strip poisoned relations between the two regional allies.
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