Turkey FM Says No Plans to Open Air Base to Russia for Syria Strikes

Turkey's foreign minister said Monday there are no plans to let Russia use a Turkish air base to launch strikes against the ISIL/ISIS group despite a thaw between the countries.

Mevlut Cavusoglu moved to clarify his position after appearing to suggest in an interview with TRT television Sunday that Turkey could let Moscow use the southern Incirlik base.

"That's not what I said," Cavusoglu said on television Monday, saying his comments had been misinterpreted by the press.

"I said we were ready were cooperate with everyone in the fight against ISIL."

Cavusoglu had said in the TRT interview: "We have opened the Incirlik air base to those who want to participate in the fight against Daesh. So why not cooperate with Russia in the same way?"..
 AFP/newz.gr
4/7/16
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