Moscow, Ankara Settle Turkish Airspace Violation Incident
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Moscow, Ankara Settle Turkish Airspace Violation Incident © Sputnik/ Dmitriy Vinogradov
13:56 05.10.2015(updated 15:24 05.10.2015) Get short URL
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Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said that Russia contacted Turkey through diplomatic channels and told Ankara that Moscow respects Turkey’s borders.
ANKARA (Sputnik) – Moscow told Ankara that the Russian aircraft that violated Turkish airspace was a mistake and that it would not happen again, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Monday.
Earlier on Monday, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said a Russian military aircraft had violated the country’s airspace on October 3 from Syria.
“We contacted Russia through diplomatic channels and were told that Russia respects Turkey’s borders and that incident occurred because of misunderstanding, but won’t happen again,” Davutoglu said in an interview aired by Turkey’s Haberturk television channel.
The Russian aircraft left Turkish airspace after being intercepted by two Turkish F-16 fighter jets.
Russian Ambassador to Turkey Andrey Karlov was summoned to the Turkish Foreign Ministry earlier in the day over the incident.
The Turkish foreign minister voiced a protest over the airspace violation in a phone conversation with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov.
Meanwhile, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Monday he would convene an extraordinary meeting of the North Atlantic Council to discuss Russia’s military activity in Syria and “unacceptable violations” of NATO-member Turkey’s airspace.
“I just met with the Foreign Minister of Turkey Feridun Sinirlioglu to discuss the recent military actions of the Russian Federation in and around Syria. Including the unacceptable violations of Turkish airspace by Russian combat aircraft,” Stoltenberg said in a statement.
The NATO chief said he made clear during the talk that the alliance remains “strongly committed” to Turkey’s security, and a meeting of the North Atlantic Council, NATO’s principal political decision-making body, would be held later on Monday to assess the situation.
“I call on Russia to fully respect NATO airspace and to avoid escalating tensions with the Alliance. I urge Russia to take the necessary steps to align its efforts with those of the international community in the fight against ISIL,” Stoltenberg’s statement reads.
On September 30, Russia launched airstrikes on ISIL targets in Syria, following a request from the country’s internationally recognized government. Since September 2014, a US-led coalition has been bombing ISIL positions in Syria without the approval of the UN Security Council or Syrian authorities.
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I believe the Russians did this on purpose hoping just for the reaction from terrorist Turkey that we’re seeing right now. Why? So it becomes even more obvious who’s on what side of the fence. Turkey is run by the true ISIS Caliphate which is Erdogan who’s son controls ISIS oil networks and his daughter controls the ISIS hospital network. Any aggressive talk that comes from Turkey will help in their own demise as it shows that certain groups aren’t interested in a real fight to remove ISIL. Do you honestly think Russians would fly over Turkey by mistake? They may also be sending some clear signals to Turkey to stop aiding and funding terrorism.
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