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The head of the Turkish state declared that he wanted to meet with Vladimir Putin in connection with the fact of violation of the Russian Su-34 airspace of Turkey, reports Reuters.
« I asked our Minister of Foreign Minister to convey my desire to personally meet with Mr. Putin “- quoted Erdogan Reuters. “But the answer I have not got,” – said the Turkish president, who intends to soon go on an official visit to Latin America.
A statement on the subject made by the NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. He strongly urged Russia to “take all necessary measures” to prevent the violation of its airspace – member of NATO.
On Saturday afternoon the Turkish Foreign Ministry issued a statement, which indicated that in the morning on January 29 Su 34 Russian air force violated the airspace of the country. Ankara stressed that the crew received repeated warnings about approaching the border in Russian and English.
The Turkish Foreign Ministry called the incident evidence of Russia’s desire to strengthen the escalation of tension in relations between the two countries. Ankara warned that “such actions could lead to serious consequences, the responsibility for which lies entirely in the Russian Federation».
At the end of last year, Ankara has repeatedly accused Russia of violating its airspace. The culmination was the incident on November 24 when the Turkish fighter jet shot down the Su-24, to carry out tasks in the skies over Syria. The pilot of the Russian plane ejected, but was killed by gunfire from the ground.
The Turkish authorities accused the crew of a downed aircraft of violating its airspace. In Moscow, the incident called the “stab in the back”. Vladimir Putin said he did not understand the reasons for the act of the Turkish military. “Only God knows why they did it,” – he concluded.
Also in Moscow, he stressed that Erdogan tried to contact the Russian president only after seven to eight hours after the incident.
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