Turkish-Israeli military cooperation boosted

Israeli Defense Minister Yitzhak Mordechai and Turkish Deputy Defense Minister Tonjer Keling met in Tel Aviv on Monday to discuss bilateral cooperation.

An Israeli official said Keling visited Rafael Center for Military Research near Tel Aviv. In a statement to AFP, the Turkish ambassador to Israel said nothing is new in Keling's visit which aims at becoming familiar with the current joint projects between the two sides.

Earlier in the day, Israeli radio reported that the director general of the Israeli Defense Ministry, Eilan Bibran, discussed with Keling military cooperation between Israel and Turkey, especially security relations.