Discuss the possibility has no Russian-Turkish summit sense as long as Turkey does not change its position in relation to the destruction of the Russian Su-24 . This was stated by Russian Ambassador Andrei Karlov in Ankara. According to him, Russia is waiting for Turkey an official apology, punishment of those responsible and compensation for damage. Without meeting these requirements, the diplomat said, on the normalization of bilateral relations can not speak.
«Russian President Vladimir Putin from the very beginning said that should make Turkey to overcome this profound crisis in our relations. We are waiting for an official apology from the Turkish side, punish the perpetrators and compensate for the damage that was done to our state. Applications that Turkey regretted the incident, is clearly not enough, they did not match the level of what happened. So the next move by the Turkish side, “- said” RIA Novosti “Ambassador Andrei Karlov, answering questions about the present and the future of Russian-Turkish relations
Recall, November 24, 2015. Turkish F-16 fighter shot down a bomber Su-24, which was involved in the Russian operations in Syria. According to Ankara, the plane flew to the territory of Turkey, and his crew did not respond to warning dispatchers. Russian President Vladimir Putin called the decision to shoot down the plane “stab in the back” by the supporters of terrorists. He soon signed a decree on measures to ensure national security and special economic measures against Turkey. After that, the conflict has not waned. In particular, on 30 January, Ankara accused Moscow of violating Turkish airspace. According to the Turkish Foreign Ministry, the incident occurred on the eve of: while the Su-34, approximately 20-25 seconds was on the territory of the province of Gaziantep and his crew did not react to the warning. The Russian Defense Ministry denied the report, calling the statements by the Turkish leadership “unfounded propaganda»
Andrew Charles reminded. “The Turkish side has repeatedly stated that it would like to hold a meeting at the highest level.” However, in Moscow opportunities for this have not yet seen. “If it (Ankara.- ” b “) will not change its position, then talk about it does not make sense. I’m afraid that in this case, all contacts will remain frozen, – he said diplomat.- There are a number of countries with which we have relations do not develop for decades, but simply exist. That’s about the same relationship we will have with Turkey if Ankara does not change its position. »
February 1 press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov said that Putin is aware of desire of his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan to meet with him. However, later, Mr. Peskov said, President Putin did not hold and does not plan any contact with President Erdogan
Despite this, Andrew Charles stressed that Turkey is not for Russians hostile country. and “there is a problem with only a portion of the current Turkish leadership, which is impossible to reach an agreement.” “Unfortunately, because of this we have a relationship at a much lower level of turnover will decline sharply,” – said the diplomat, saying that the maximum damage from the crisis in Russian-Turkish relations will be dealt Antalya and neighboring provinces of Turkey, which are actively developing tourism and before the crisis were “the main suppliers of agricultural products in Russia».
Earlier in the department of culture and tourism of Antalya reported that in January, the province was visited in 2427 tourists from Russia, which is 5 3 times less than the same period last year. According to the Turkish Research Institute of Turkish Social, Economic and Political Research Foundation, as a whole due to the deterioration of relations with Russia, Turkey in 2016 will lose more than $ 11 billion.
Why Ankara again accused Moscow of violating the airspace of Turkey
January 30, Ankara He accused Moscow of violating Turkish airspace. According to the Turkish Foreign Ministry, the incident took place the day before, while the Su-34, approximately 20-25 seconds was on the territory of the province of Gaziantep and his crew did not react to the warning. The Russian Defense Ministry denied this information, calling the statements by the Turkish leadership “unfounded propaganda.” Read more
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