Today, Tuesday, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu held talks in Ramallah with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, and will later meet with Israeli officials.
This comes within the framework of a visit by Davutoglu to the Palestinian territories and Israel, the first for a senior Turkish official in more than 10 years.
Davutoglu held talks in Ramallah with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Foreign Minister Riyad Al-Maliki.
In a press conference with his Palestinian counterpart Riyad al-Maliki, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that his country's support for the Palestinian cause is completely separate from its relations with Israel.
Cavusoglu explained that Turkey will continue to coordinate with the Palestinian side regarding the normalization of relations with Israel, adding, "Our support for the Palestinian cause is separate from our relationship with Tel Aviv."
He stressed that Turkey will continue to stand "by our Palestinian brothers in their struggle for an independent, sovereign state."
Cavusoglu is expected to visit Al-Aqsa Mosque during his tour.
The official Israeli broadcaster said that Cavusoglu will begin Wednesday morning a round of talks with Israeli officials, led by Foreign Minister Yair Lapid.
The Turkish minister will also meet with Israeli Tourism Minister Yoel Razvozov, according to the same source.
Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Lior Khayat said that this visit is very important "as part of the process of warming the relationship between the two countries."
The visit comes after the visit of Israeli President Isaac Herzog to Ankara last March, during which he met Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Israel and Turkey are seeking to mend their long-strained relations, and energy has emerged as an important area of potential cooperation.