Cavusoglu, who met Palestinian officials in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, was in Al-Quds as Turkey and the occupying regime seek to mend ties following a breakdown that began during a military operation in Gaza in 2008 by the Zionist regime.
Cavusoglu and the regime’s foreign minister Yair Lapid said that economic ties had continued to grow despite years of acrimony between the two sides.
“We won’t pretend that our relationship has not seen its ups and downs,” Lapid said.
“Even in times of political tension, economic cooperation between us has been constantly on the rise.”
Cavusoglu noted that Turkey was a top 10 trading partner for the occupying regime and a major destination for Zionist tourists.
“We believe that normalization of our ties will have a positive impact on peaceful resolution of the conflict,” he said.
Cavusoglu claimed that dialogue between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Zionist president Isaac Herzog helped “maintain calm” during a tense period in Al-Quds this year that saw widespread clashes during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
On Monday, Cavusoglu said Turkey will continue to support Palestine’s fight for independence and sovereignty on the first leg of his two-day trip.
Speaking at a news conference with his Palestinian counterpart Riad al-Maliki in Ramallah, Cavusoglu said Turkey “stands with Palestine and Palestinians in their struggle for an independent and sovereign state.”
“Our support for the Palestinian cause is completely independent of the course of our relations with Israel,” he told reporters.
Tayyip Erdogan, who claims to be a vocal supporter of the Palestinian cause, also said last week that the steps they take for political-economic relations with the occupying regime were “different” from the Zionist-Palestinian conflict.
His government has stepped up efforts to repair their long-strained ties, with energy emerging as a key area for potential cooperation.
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