Turkey denies claims of restricting Israeli flights
ANKARA - Hürriyet Daily News
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Turkish foreign ministry has denied claims that
Turkey imposed tighter regulations on Israeli cargo flights entering its airspace today.
"The Haaretz story does not reflect the truth. Under our national
legislation, the diplomatic representation of the country in question
should ask in advance for a diplomatic permission for civilian planes
carrying dangerous cargo," a Turkish Foreign Ministry
official said.
"Contrary to Haaretz's claims, this is not a
new rule designed specially for Israel and has been applied to all
countries for a long time. The rule has been repeatedly cited in
international publications [Aeronautical Information Publication of
Turkey] and in repeated announcements that our ministry has made to
foreign diplomatic missions in Ankara," the
official said.
