Israel is planning to open interest sections at the Turkish embassy in a number of Islamic countries, well-placed Turkish sources revealed Wednesday, September 7. The sources told Turkish NTV network that Israel finds it hard to open embassies in any Islamic country like Pakistan , but believes that the best way to reach out to it is through setting up an interest office based at the Turkish embassy. They maintained that Tel Aviv was very much interested in Turkey 's Middle East mediation efforts like last week's meeting between the Pakistani and Israeli foreign ministers in Istanbul .
Last Thursday, September 1, Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom met in Istanbul with his Pakistani counterpart Khurshid Kasuri, the first official high-level contact between both countries. The sources said both ministers agreed during their Istanbul meeting that the Israeli office, if it opened, would be based at the Turkish embassy and would work on cementing cultural and trade ties. |