ISTANBUL

Two senior Turkish officials pay Palestine and Israel a two-day visit starting on Wednesday, Turkiye's Foreign Ministry announced.

During the official visit, presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin and Deputy Foreign Minister Sedat Onal will meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, along with Israeli officials, the ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.

"Our delegation will also meet with the Israeli authorities to discuss the preparations of the visit of H.E. Isaac Herzog, the President of Israel to Turkiye and will hold political consultations with Israeli authorities," the statement added.

The trip comes ahead of an expected visit to Turkiye by Israeli President Isaac Herzog, set to take place in March, as recently announced by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.