Israel, Pak held secret talks during Musharraf regime: Turkey
Israel and Pakistan, which do not have diplomatic ties, held secret talks during the Musharraf regime at the initiative of Turkey to discuss ways to bring the two countries together, Turkish Premier Tayyip Erdogan has said. During the tenure of former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf, Turkey brought the foreign ministers of the Jewish and Muslim nations together, Erdogan told Newsweek. “In these talks, at least we started the process of coming together. The request came from
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