Russia: Erdogan issues apology over jet
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Turkey’s president has apologized to Moscow for the downing of a Russian military jet at the Syrian border, a spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
Putin has received a message from Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressing his “sympathy and deep condolences” to the family of the killed pilot and apologized, Dmitry Peskov told reporters yesterday.
Russia reacted with ire after Turkey in November shot down a Russian Su-24 bomber at the Syrian border for allegedly violating its airspace. The Kremlin said it wanted an apology which never came and last year imposed an import ban on selected Turkish foodstuff, halted package tours to Turkey and introduced other restrictive measures that hampered the flourishing bilateral trade and business.
The Kremlin yesterday released the excerpts of Erdogan’s letter.
“I would like to express my sympathy and deep condolences to the family of the dead Russian pilot and I say I’m sorry,” it said on its website quoting Erdogan. “I share their pain with all my heart.”
Peskov also quoted Erdogan as saying he was willing and ready to cooperate with Russia in fighting terrorism and resolving regional crises.
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim earlier in the day said there were “beautiful developments” concerning Russia but did not provide details.
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