Turkey and Israel sign water agreement

Turkey and Israel on Tuesday in Ankara signed an agreement which provides for Turkey's selling water to Israel. The Turkish news agency Ikhlas, quoted Turkish security sources as saying that the talks which were held during the two past days in Ankara centered on technical issues which included water quality and amounts of waters to be imported from Turkey and its prices.

The sources explained that the Turkish side to these talks included the director general of the Turkish water Authority and several foreign ministry officials whereas the Israeli delegation included officials at the ministries of foreign affairs and finance and certain experts in the field of the waters.