CAIRO
The Spokesperson for the Israeli Foreign Ministry Amira Oron on Tuesday said that Turkey was the key for stability in the Middle East.
In an exclusive interview with the Anadolu Agency (AA), Oron underlined that Tel Aviv attached high importance in relations with Turkey.
"We want our relations with Turkey to return to their old status after Tuesday's elections. Turkey is a crucial country for regional stability," Oron stressed.
Asked if Israel would accept Turkey's conditions to normalize relations again, Oron stated that they kept sending positive messages to Turkey but that they did not know the details of an apology that Turkey wanted from Israel.
In order to help relations return to their good days, Turkey and Israel both have to make concessions, Oron noted.
Turkish-Israeli relations were badly damaged when Israeli troops raided the "Mavi Marmara" aid ship carrying humanitarian assistance to Gaza in May 2010. Nine Turks were killed in the Israeli raid.
Turkey demanded an apology from Israel for the incident and wanted Israel to pay compensation to the families of the killed Turks.
Turkish-Israeli relations got more tense when Israeli jets violated the air space of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) on May 14, 2012.
