Saying that Russians are extending an "olive branch of peace" to Turkey (as some mass media said - TASS) would be fundamentally wrong.
"On the basis of this mistake conclusions begin to be made how these actions are to be assessed," Lavrov said.
"We’ve never said we are extending an olive branch of peace to Turkey. Why should we?" Lavrov said. "We say that Turkey is obliged to apologize and compensate for the losses that were incurred by that criminal act, by that war crime."
Lavrov recalled that Russian President Vladimir Putin, when asked if Turkey was taking any steps (towards normalizing relations - TASS), replied in the affirmative, saying that Ankara was trying "to approach through different channels."
"He said that we are prepared to consider such messages, but first Turkey must do what it should," Lavrov said.
- Lavrov said that the incident cost Turkey far more than the ban on "the export of tomatoes."
"They have been hit really hard and they have been trying to approach us via various covert channels and to create committees of some sort," he said.
- Lavrov recalled that back last December, when their paths crossed in the OSCE, the Turkish foreign minister suggested creating a committee or a group of diplomats, military and intelligence officers.
"Our stance remains what it has been all the way," Lavrov said.......More: http://tass.ru/en/politics/879236
31/6/16
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