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Erdogan wants to meet Putin after Russian jet violates Turkish airspace
A Russian Sukhoi Su-34 bomber.

Ankara - Erdogan also warned Russia will "face consequences" if it continues violations of its airspace.

By Reuters

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Published: Sat 30 Jan 2016, 8:42 PM

Last updated: Sat 30 Jan 2016, 10:59 PM

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday he wanted to meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin after a Russian jet violated Turkey's airspace near the Syrian border.
Turkey's foreign ministry said a Russian SU-34 jet had entered Turkish airspace on Friday despite radar warnings.
Erdogan also warned Russia it will "face consequences" if it keeps on such violations of its airspace.
"Russia will have to face consequences if it keeps on such violations against Turkey's sovereignty rights," Erdogan told reporters at an Istanbul airport before leaving on a Latin America tour. "Such irresponsible steps do not benefit either the Russian Federation, or Russia-NATO relations, or regional and global peace."
In a similar incident in November, Turkey shot down a Russian warplane flying a sortie over Syria that it said had violated its airspace, triggering a diplomatic rupture in which Russia imposed economic sanctions.


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