MOSCOW, October 6 – RIA Novosti. The representative of the Turkish Foreign Ministry said that Russian military aircraft violated Turkish airspace on Sunday – the second time in three days, Reuters reported.
According to the agency, Ankara once again called after Moscow for clarification.
The Turkish Foreign Ministry said earlier that Russian military aircraft violated Saturday airspace of Turkey from Syria in the region Yayladağı province of Hatay. According to the press attache of the Russian embassy in Turkey Igor Mityakova necessary for an explanation had been given by Russia to the Turkish Embassy in Moscow. In turn, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said the incident will not cause tension in relations between the two countries. According to him, Moscow has informed Ankara that the incident in violation of military aircraft of the Russian Federation airspace of Turkey occurred in error and assured that such incidents will not happen again.
Earlier, in a statement of the General Staff of Turkey stated that the MiG-29 unknown Amenities pursued on Sunday, two Turkish F-16 aircraft on the Turkish-Syrian border. Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Major-General Igor Konashenkov said that the Russian air group that does not have any relation. He stressed that “this type of aircraft at the airbase” Hmeymim “no”.
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