Globes: Azerbaijan aimed to hold Erdogan–Netanyahu meeting in Baku

Published: 2025-05-15 10:54

"Until most recently, Azerbaijan has been pushing for a three-way summit in Baku with President Ilham Aliyev hosting Netanyahu and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The recent decision to prevent Netanyahu's plane from flying over Turkish airspace not only ended hopes of such a summit but also led to the postponement of Netanyahu's visit to Baku," reports the Israeli financial newspaper Globes.

"This is not the first time that Erdogan, who has imposed a trade embargo on Israel, has taken such a step. In November, he prevented the plane carrying President Isaac Herzog from flying over Turkish airspace to the UN Climate Change Conference in Baku. These two actions demonstrate Erdogan's lack of readiness to agree to Aliyev's initiative because of anti-Israel sentiment in Turkey," the newspaper adds.

By Azerbaijani-Israeli Alliance Global News