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.

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Turkey effectively blocked Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s participation in the COP29 climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, last week. Ankara denied permission for Herzog's aircraft to fly over Turkish airspace, according to several reports citing Azerbaijan and Turkey’s officials.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog has cancelled his planned visit to the UN Climate Change Conference in Azerbaijan due to "security considerations," his office said on Saturday without providing further details.

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,