Turkey’s Tel Aviv Ambassador Feridun Sinirlioglu and Jerusalem Consul General Avni Bicakci had dinner with Israel’s Ambassador Pinhas Avivi, in an effort to ease the recent tension between the two countries.

The meeting of the three diplomats in the residence of the Israeli Ambassador was interpreted as a step that might eliminate the chilly climate between Turkey and Israel, which was accused by PM Erdogan and Parliament Speaker Arinc of committing state terror.