Ankara did not agree to allow the flight carrying Israeli President Isaac Herzog through its airspace to the COP29 climate summit in Azerbaijan. Turkey refused to permit the flight with Israeli President Isaac Herzog through its airspace,

ANKARA — Turkey effectively blocked Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s participation in the COP29 summit in Baku earlier this week by denying permission for his aircraft to fly over Turkish airspace, official Turkish sources confirmed to Al-Monitor on Sunday.

Turkey reportedly denied an official request from Israeli authorities for Herzog's plane to traverse Turkish airspace, which was the only viable air route from Israel to Azerbaijan.

Turkey denied permission for Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s plane to fly through its airspace to Azerbaijan to attend the COP29 climate summit, which he skipped, according to a person familiar with the situation.

Ankara did not agree to allow the flight carrying Israeli President Isaac Herzog through its airspace to the COP29 climate summit in Azerbaijan. Turkey refused to allow the flight with Israeli President Isaac Herzog through its airspace,

Türkiye denied permission for Israeli President Isaac Herzog's plane to fly over its airspace, leading to the cancellation of his visit to the UN climate conference in Baku, reports Milliyet. The report states that President Isaac Herzog canceled his planned visit to the UN climate conference held in Baku,