The Turkish Foreign Ministry said that the Su-34 Russian Air Force January 29 violated the country’s airspace. In this regard, Russia’s ambassador was summoned to the evening before in the Foreign Ministry to present him corresponding notes the official statement the Turkish Foreign Ministry.
The paper argues that the incident occurred at 11:46 local time on 29 January. Ankara stated that the crew of the Su-34 has 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. “We once again urge Russia to act responsibly and not to violate the airspace of Turkey, which is the air space of NATO,” – said in a statement. Ankara warned that “such actions could lead to serious consequences, the responsibility for which lies entirely in the Russian Federation».
The Turkish Foreign Ministry statement comes amid approaching Syrian government army to the border of the two countries. Iranian FARS news agency, citing its sources reported on Saturday morning that the offensive continues in spite of the shelling from the Turkish side.
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”. The incident led to a serious deterioration in bilateral relations.
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