German foreign minister afraid of problems in Syria talks after Su-24 downing by Turkey

The incident with a Russian Sukhoi Su-24 bomber, which was downed by Turkey, may negatively affect talks on the Syrian settlement, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said in Berlin Tuesday.

"The spark of hope" for international efforts on settlement in the Syrian Arab Republic "may be lost", the DPA news agency quoted Steinmeier as saying.

"I hope prudence and reason will prevail in both capitals [of Turkey and Russia]," he said. "Much will now depend on the reaction of Moscow and Ankara."

Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with King of Jordan Abdullah II on Tuesday that Ankara’s attack against the Russian Sukhoi Su-24 plane, which took part in Russia’s antiterrorism operation in Syria and did not present a threat to Turkey, was "a stab in Russia’s back" delivered by terrorists’ accomplices...
[tass.ru]
24/11/15
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