土耳其向普京道歉同時恢復與以色列的關係

Turkey launched a major diplomatic charm offensive Monday, reaching out a conciliatory hand to Russia and hailing a deal to restore ties with Israel as it looks to boost its neighborhood clout.

土耳其星期一發起了一場重大的外交魅力攻勢，向俄羅斯伸出了安撫之手並提出恢復同以色列關係的解決方案，看起來是要提高它的周邊影響力。

‘Regrets’ over downed jet

-對被擊落的戰機表示“遺憾”

Putin had repeatedly demanded an apology over the downed jet, and the latest move could help end a feud that has seen Moscow slap a raft of sanctions on Ankara.

普京曾多次要求就被擊落的戰機道歉，最新的舉措能夠幫助結束宿仇，可以看到莫斯科已經對安卡拉實行了一系列的制裁了。

Erdogan said late Monday that he hoped for a “quick” return to normal ties between the two.

埃爾多安在之前的星期一表示他希望能夠快速恢復兩國的關係。

Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has also accepted an invitation to the Black Sea Economic Cooperation meeting in Sochi, Russia on July 1, according to a foreign ministry source — another potential sign of a thaw.

根據外交部消息，外交部長Mevlut Cavusoglu同樣接受了邀請7月1日去俄羅斯索契參加黑海經濟合作會議——另一個解凍的暗示信號。

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters earlier that Erdogan had “said sorry” in a letter to Putin, although there was no explicit confirmation of this from the Turkish side.

克里姆林宮發言人早些時候告訴記者，埃爾多安曾在信件中向普京說抱歉，雖然並沒有得到土耳其方面的明確確認。

Turkey’s Anadolu state news agency cited presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin as saying Erdogan had written to “express his regrets”.

土耳其Anadolu國家通訊社援引總統發言人Ibrahim Kalin的話說，埃爾多安曾寫信傳達他的歉意。

The countries are on opposing sides in Syria, with Ankara backing rebels fighting to topple Assad while Moscow staunchly supports his regime.

這兩個國家在敘利亞持相反立場，安卡拉支持反對派推翻阿薩德，而莫斯科支持阿薩德政權。

UN chief Ban Ki-moon meanwhile hailed the Israel-Turkey deal as a “hopeful signal for the stability of the region”.

聯合國祕書長潘基文同時稱讚以色列-土耳其和解是一個“地區穩定的讓人充滿希望的信號”。

The US has pushed for a resolution between its two longtime allies as it seeks cooperation in the fight against the Islamic State group.

美國在它的兩個長期盟友間推動了一個和解方案，來尋求對伊斯蘭國組織的協同作戰。

Ties went into deep freeze in 2010 after the Israeli commando raid against activists trying to breach the naval blockade on the Gaza Strip.

關係降到冰點實在2010年，在以色列突擊隊襲擊試圖打破海軍對加沙地帶的封鎖的活動分子之後。

Two of Turkey’s key conditions for normalization — an apology and compensation — were met earlier, leaving its third demand, that Israel lift the blockade, as the main obstacle.

土耳其正常化的兩個關鍵條件——一個道歉和補償——早些時候得到滿足，現在拋出了第三個要求，以色列解除封鎖，這是一個主要的障礙。

Israel has committed to pay $20 million to families of the slain activists, in exchange for all claims against Israeli soldiers being dropped.

以色列已經承諾支付2000萬美元給被殺死的活動分子的家人，作爲交換要放棄所有針對以色列士兵的索賠主張。

But while Turkey has won permission to deliver aid to Gaza, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stressed the blockade would remain in place.

但是在此期間土耳其已經得到了支援加沙的批准，以色列總理本傑明·內塔尼雅胡強調封鎖仍將繼續。

‘Nearly no friends’

-“幾乎沒朋友”

Turkey had also fallen out with Egypt following the military’s ousting of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi, a close ally of the government in Ankara.

在軍方將安卡拉政府的親密盟友，伊斯蘭主義總統Mohamed Morsi趕下臺後，土耳其同樣從埃及出局。

Davutoglu’s initiatives resulted in Turkey ending up with “nearly no friends” in the Middle East, Cagaptay said.

Davutoglu的舉措是土耳其結束了在中東沒有朋友的局面， Cagaptay說道。

Israel had its own incentives to patch things up as it seeks regional customers for gas exports, with talk of a potential pipeline to Turkey.

以色列也有改善現狀的動機，它爲天然氣出口尋找區域買家，商談一個到土耳其的潛在管道。

Netanyahu, speaking in Rome after meeting US Secretary of State John Kerry, described the agreement as having “immense implications for the Israeli economy”.

內塔尼亞胡在會見美國國務卿約翰克里後在羅馬發表講話，將該協議描述爲對以色列經濟有着巨大的影響。

Kerry, too, hailed it as a “positive step”.

克里也稱讚它爲一個積極的進步。

After the deal is signed on Tuesday, the approval process will start in both countries, and Yildirim said Ankara would appoint an ambassador to Tel Aviv within weeks.

在週二協議簽訂後，在這兩個國家將開始審批程序，Yildirim稱安卡拉將會在特拉維夫派駐一名大使。