Israel and Turkey will exchange ambassadors shortly after an agreement on compensation over the Mavi Marmara is completely hashed out National Security Adviser Yaakov Amidror said Wednesday in Beijing
Amidror arrived in Beijing on Wednesday, two days after meeting a Turkish delegation for the second round of talks over the compensation package.
Amidror missed the Shanghai leg of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's five day visit to China because of his meeting with the Turkish delegation.
"It was a very good meeting and I hope that in a short time the agreement will be completed," he said. A number of issues were agreed upon, he added, and some were outstanding, but he refused to elaborate.
"Until everything is agreed upon, nothing is agreed upon, he said, adding that he expected the agreement to be completed shortly.
Once the agreement is final, he said there is only a short time, a technical period, before ambassadors are exchanged.
On Monday night, Israeli and Turkish officials reached a draft agreement to mend the three-year diplomatic crisis between the two countries, after a productive day-long meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem.
“The two sides expect to come to an agreement in the near future,” said a statement released by the Prime Minister’s Office.
“The meeting was conducted in a good and positive manner. The delegations reached an agreed draft, but further clarifications are required on certain subjects,” the PMO said.