Turkey won’t apologise to Russia over downing of jet, says PM
BRUSSELS — Turkey’s prime minister says his country won’t apologise to Russia for shooting down a warplane operating over Syria that crossed through Turkish airspace.
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu speaks during a media conference at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Monday, Nov. 30, 2015. Photo: AP
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BRUSSELS — Turkey’s prime minister says his country won’t apologise to Russia for shooting down a warplane operating over Syria that crossed through Turkish airspace.
Mr Ahmet Davutoglu also said Turkey also hopes that Moscow will reconsider economic sanctions it announced against Turkish interests in the wake of last week’s incident.
Mr Davutoglu told reporters today (Nov 30) that “no Turkish prime minister or president will apologise ... because of doing our duty.” He spoke after a meeting with the NATO chief in Brussels and said Turkey remains open to talks with Russia about ways to avoid such incidents in the future.
President Vladimir Putin’s foreign affairs adviser has said the Russian leader hadn’t taken calls from Turkey’s president because there has been no Turkish apology. Russia insists the plane did not intrude on Turkish airspace. AP
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