“We proceed from the information declared by our defense ministry. Let me remind you that defense ministry officials dismissed Turkish claims there had been a violation of Turkish airspace by one of our planes,” Russian presidential spokesperson Dmitry Peskov was quoted as saying by Russia’s TASS news agency.
The Russian defense ministry had said on Jan. 30 that no Russian aircraft had violated Turkish airspace.
“There were no violations of Turkish airspace by aircraft of the Russian air group in the Syrian Arab Republic. Turkish authorities’ statements of an alleged violation of Turkish airspace by a Russian Su-34 jet are naked propaganda,” spokesperson Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov was quoted as saying by Russia’s Sputnik news agency.
Peskov also said Russian President Vladimir Putin had been informed of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s request for meeting immediately following the incident.
“Putin was informed of this wish of the president [Erdoğan],” Peskov said, without elaboration
Erdoğan said the Foreign Ministry had made contact with Russia to arrange a meeting with Putin to discuss the incident, but added that Ankara had yet to receive a response. He also added that Russia would have to bear the consequences if violations continued.
Meanwhile, the Russian foreign ministry dismissed Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu’s remarks that all details of the breach had been shared with Moscow.
“The Turkish side sent no materials or data on the alleged violation of the Turkish airspace by a Russian jet to the Russian embassy in Ankara. All the statements of the Turkish side do not correspond to reality, diplomatically speaking,” the Russian defense ministry said...
[hurriyetdailynews.com]
1/2/16
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