Turkish FM meets Israeli counterpart Shalom

We have been supporting the road map for settlement of peace in the Middle East. We hope that the sides would not miss such an opportunity this time." Underlining that peace and stability should be settled in the Middle East, Gul said, "Turkey is ready to make all kinds of contribution to the Middle East peace process. We are also ready to host international meetings during the peace process." Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Shalom of Israel said that they had invited Gul to Israel. Recalling that the President of Israel would pay a visit to Turkey next week, Shalom stressed that they had been expending efforts to set up better relations with Turkey both in politics and economy. Noting that they also wanted to hold direct meetings with Palestinians, Shalom said that terrorism and acts of violence should come to an end in the region as soon as possible. "Palestinian administration should make its preference and put an end to terrorism and acts of violence. We want Mr. Gul to persuade Palestinian administration to end terrorism and acts of violence in the region," he said. Shalom also asked Gul to persuade Arab countries to send their ambassadors to Israel and set up diplomatic ties.