(CNN) Officials from Israel and Turkey met in Geneva, Switzerland, on Sunday in an attempt to reduce tensions between the two nations, after Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan sent two firefighting planes Friday to Israel to aid in combating a deadly wildfire. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu publicly thanked Erdogan, then called him to thank him again, an Israeli official said. While on the telephone, Netanyahu said he hoped the two countries could discuss the state of their relationship in a different context. Yosef Ciechanover, an Israeli representative on a UN panel established to review the May 31 flotilla incident, traveled to Geneva for the meeting at Netanyahu's request.
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