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Erdogan Apologizes to Putin over Downed Jet: Kremlin

Erdogan Apologizes to Putin over Downed Jet: Kremlin
Mon Jun 27, 2016 17:52:29

Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has apologized to Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin over Ankara’s downing of a Russian military jet last year that shattered ties, the Kremlin said Monday.

“The head of the Turkish state in his message expressed his sympathy and deepest condolences to the family of the dead Russian pilot and said sorry,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.

He added that Erdogan said he wanted to do “everything possible for the restoration of the traditionally friendly relations between Turkey and Russia,” AFP reported.

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