The trilateral meeting between leaders from Israel, Greece and the Republic of Cyprus put pressure on Turkey to reach a diplomatic breakthrough with Israel, Gallia Lindenstrauss, a researcher with the Institute for National Security Studies, told The Algemeiner on Friday.

“In the short term, however, I think that the scheduled tri-party meeting in Cyprus was an impetus for the Turkish side to try and reach a breakthrough with Israel,” before Israel concludes its agreements with Cyprus and Greece, said Lindenstrauss, whose focus is on the eastern Mediterranean region.

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