Turkey says Israel deal close over Gaza flotilla deaths

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http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Un5NfIzc11FVU.fT_P5.Uw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en-AE_XE/News/AFPIntEn/b745ec3861437b1b949119ac8a6b2b512ea82eac.jpg (http://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/turkey-says-israel-deal-close-over-gaza-flotilla-111045232.html)Turkey hopes to soon close a difficult chapter with Israel sparked by a deadly commando raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla of aid ships in 2010, Turkish foreign minister told AFP. Nine pro-Palestinian Turkish activists were killed in the Israeli assault, sparking a major crisis between the long-time regional allies and compensation claims from the victims' families. In the diplomatic tussle since, "the gap between the expectations of the two sides is closing," Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu told AFP in an interview on Wednesday. Sticking points have been the amount of compensation and the legal status of the deal, but Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc said earlier this week that an agreement would soon be signed.




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