Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with visiting Israeli President Herzog on the 9th. The two sides expressed their hope to restart political dialogue, reduce differences and strengthen cooperation. Erdogan said at a joint press conference after the meeting that the "historic" meeting will become a "turning point" in the development of Turkish Israeli relations. The goal of the two sides is to restart political dialogue and strengthen bilateral and multilateral cooperation on the basis of common interests and mutual respect. Turkey is ready to cooperate with Israel in the field of energy and energy security. Erdogan said that during the meeting, he expressed Turkey's concern about the Palestinian issue. Herzog said that the two sides have differences on some issues, but hope to resolve their differences through dialogue through the establishment of appropriate mechanisms on the basis of mutual goodwill and mutual respect. He said that Israel and Turkey should strengthen cooperation in many fields. Over the past decade or so, Turkey and Israel have had tense relations due to contradictions such as the Palestinian Israeli issue and the Kurdish issue. In June last year, former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who had been in power for 12 consecutive years, stepped down, and Israel Turkey relations eased significantly. In July last year, Herzog talked with Erdogan. They stressed that Israel Turkey relations "play an important role in the security and stability of the eastern Mediterranean region", and the cooperation between the two countries has great potential. (Xinhua News Agency)