Sunday, April 21, 2013

Israel eyes use of Turkish airbase


'Sunday Times' reports J'lem will offer Ankara advanced defense systems in return for use of Akinci airbase for IAF training.
Israel is seeking to use a Turkish airbase to train for a possible attack on the Iranian nuclear facilities, The Sunday Times reported.

Yaakov Amidror, the head of the National Security Council, was due in Ankara on Monday to discuss the full restoration of diplomatic ties with Turkey, following Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's apology to his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan over the 2010 Mavi Marmara incident.

Amidror heads a delegation meant to discuss the compensation for the families of the nine Turkish activists that were killed in the IDF raid on the Gaza-bound flotilla.

Read more

No comments:

Post a Comment

Note: only a member of this blog may post a comment.