Family members of victims cry outside the Forensic Medical Center in Istanbul, Wednesday, June 29, 2016. Suicide attackers killed dozens and wounded more than 140 at Istanbul's busy Ataturk Airport late Tuesday, the latest in a series of bombings to strike Turkey in recent months. Turkish officials said the massacre was most likely the work of the Islamic State group.
"I take this opportunity to welcome the chance to renew our good relationship especially because our strengthened dialogue will greatly aid in our joint efforts against this threat, and because it sends a strong message to the terrorists that we will stand untied against hatred," Rivlin said in the letter.
Israel and Turkey have agreed to restore full diplomatic relations after six years of animosity between the once-close allies.
1:50 p.m.
Pakistan's Foreign Ministry has condemned the attacks on Ataturk airport in Istanbul that killed 41 people.
In a statement released to media
Wednesday, the ministry says "we offer our heartfelt sympathies and
condolences to the bereaved families and to the brotherly people and
government of Turkey" and that Pakistan reiterates its condemnation of
terrorism "in all forms and manifestations".
1:45 p.m.
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani says he
is deeply saddened by the terrorist attack the previous night at the
Ataturk International Airport in Istanbul.
In a statement released Wednesday,
Ghani says that "the people of Afghanistan feel the pain and suffering
of the people of Turkey more than others, as we have been the victim of
terrorism for years."
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