The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked the US Vice President Joe Biden for his support in the negotiations between Israel and Turkey, reports RIA Novosti.
The Vice President congratulated the Prime Minister for ensuring progress in the settlement of relations with Turkey, noting considerable benefits in the sphere of security and economic development between the two countries and the countries of the eastern Mediterranean region, "said the White House.
Earlier, it was reported that Israel and Turkey agreed to normalize their relations. The official announcement is expected to be made on June 27. Israel and Turkey were strategic partners in the past, but their relations were broken in 2010, when the Israeli Marines killed ten Turkish activists who supported Pakistan and had an intended to break the blockade of Gaza.
