Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had a telephone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid.

According to APA's Istanbul correspondent, the Presidential Administration of Turkey has released information about this.

According to the information, Turkish-Israeli relations and regional issues were discussed in the conversation.

President Erdoğan said that necessary steps will be taken as soon as possible to appoint a new ambassador to Israel.

He also expressed that he supports the development of cooperation and dialogue between Turkey and Israel on the basis of continuous and mutual respect.