Erdogan explained the reason for banning the Israeli President from flying over
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan confirmed that his country did not allow Israeli President Isaac Herzog's plane to fly to Baku to attend the COP-29 United Nations climate summit. He explained that Ankara was forced to take this step, wrote.
Previously, Caliber portal reported that airspace was closed to the Israeli President's plane, citing sources in the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry.
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The President noted that yes, Türkiye did not allow Herzog to use the country's airspace for the flight.
“There are other paths and he has other options to get there. I don't know if they will be there in the end. But we, Türkiye, are now obliged to express our position on a number of issues and we will do this,” Mr. Erdogan emphasized.
The Israeli President's Office said last week that Duke's visit to Azerbaijan had been cancelled, allegedly “for security reasons”.
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