US House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Ileana Ros-Lehtinen said that she and other lawmakers met Thursday with Turkey’s US ambassador to help “repair” his country’s ties with Israel.

Ros-Lehtinen posted a picture on her official Twitter feed of the group and the ambassador (http://yfrog.com/kjq0tezzj).

“Bipartisan delegation working to repair #Turkey & #Israel Relationship talking w/Turkish Ambassador #tcot #gop yfrog.com/kjq0tezzj,” she wrote.

The group also included Republican Representatives Dan Burton, Ed Royce, and Steve Chabot, as well as Democrats Gary Ackerman, and Greg Meeks — all members of Ros-Lehtinen’s committee.

“The participants had a frank and productive dialogue on how to ease current tensions and bring Israel and Turkey closer together, as they have been in the past,” said Ros-Lehtinen spokesman Brad Goehner.

Aides to the top Democrat on her committee, Representative Howard Berman, as well as staff for the top lawmakers on the panel that oversees international aid funding, Republican Kay Granger and Democrat Nita Lowey, also attended, he said.

The meeting came two days after the US State Department expressed concern about a diplomatic fight between the two staunch US allies and urged them to “de-escalate” their dispute.

The feud stems from an Israeli commando raid in international waters on a Turkish vessel that was taking aid to the Palestinian territory of Gaza.

The United Nations criticized Israel for using “excessive” force in the 2010 raid, which left nine people dead, but upheld Israel’s right to impose a naval blockade on Gaza. Israel has refused Turkish demands for an apology.