Turkey and Russia do not have 'luxury' of unfriendly ties - Turkish minister
Turkish minister, Volkan Bozkir said he expected ties with Moscow to be maintained following the incident
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ANKARA:
Turkey and Russia do not have the luxury of unfriendly relations, Turkey's EU minister said on Thursday, two days after Turkish jets shot down a Russian plane along the Syria border.
Russia will not wage war on Turkey after it downed Russian jet: foreign minister
Speaking in Ankara, Volkan Bozkir said he expected ties with Moscow to be maintained following the incident, which elicited a furious response from President Vladimir Putin.
Turkish army releases audio of warnings to downed Russian plane
Bozkir also said that progress was expected on Turkey's stalled bid to join the EU, with chapter 17 of the accession process - dealing with economy and monetary policy - due to be opened on December 14-15.
Turkey and Russia do not have the luxury of unfriendly relations, Turkey's EU minister said on Thursday, two days after Turkish jets shot down a Russian plane along the Syria border.
Russia will not wage war on Turkey after it downed Russian jet: foreign minister
Speaking in Ankara, Volkan Bozkir said he expected ties with Moscow to be maintained following the incident, which elicited a furious response from President Vladimir Putin.
Turkish army releases audio of warnings to downed Russian plane
Bozkir also said that progress was expected on Turkey's stalled bid to join the EU, with chapter 17 of the accession process - dealing with economy and monetary policy - due to be opened on December 14-15.