Undersecretary of Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Feridun Sinirlioglu on Monday said that Israel and they agreed on a text involving redress for nine Turks killed by Israel and that they would hold a second meeting with Israeli officials in the upcoming days.
Speaking to reporters in Turkish capital of Ankara, Feridun Sinirlioglu underlined that they were aware the issue was sensitive and that no talks took place on the amount of the compensation to be paid by Israel.
We will not hold talks on the amount of the compensation, Sinirlioglu stressed.
We talked on the parameters which would shape up the compensation, Sinirlioglu said.
The text agreed on will be sent to Turkish Deputy Premier Bulent Arinc who leads the coordination on the compensation, Sinirlioglu stated.
"We will hold a second meeting with the Israeli officials in the upcoming days. The place and date of the upcoming meeting has not been set up yet," Sinirlioglu also said.
A group of Israeli officials arrived Monday in Turkish capital Ankara to discuss details over the Jewish state's pledge to pay compensation to the families of the Turkish victims in a 2010 Israeli raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla.
Redress for the nine Turks killed aboard the Mavi Marmara ship, the lead vessel in the aid convoy, was one of Turkey's key demands to agree to restore relations after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu extended an official apology last month for the deaths. Turkey has also demanded from Israel to lift restrictions on Palestinians.
The Israeli delegation was headed by Netanyahu's national security adviser, Yaakov Amidror.
Talks were held behind closed doors at Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) headquarters.
Israeli officials later met with Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc in a meeting which lasted around half an hour and was closed to press.
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