Russian Ambassador to Turkey Andrey Karlov said Russia awaited three steps to be taken by Turkey in order to overcome the tension between the two countries and mend ties.
Karlov set an apology from the Turkish side for the downing of the Russian jet leading to the deaths of two Russian soldiers as the first condition, while he said they expected the people responsible for this act to be found and held account. The third condition was for Turkey to pay compensation for the damage Russia has come across as a result of the incident.
“If our expectations are not met, Turkey’s other announcements will not pay off,” Karlov was quoted as saying in an interview with daily Cumhuriyet on Dec. 14.
“While Turkey announces [a position] in favor of dialogue, it also announces statements that do not fit such an approach,” added Karlov.
Speaking about the death of one of the two pilots flying the Russian Su-24 warplane that got downed by Turkish fighter jets on Nov. 24, Karlov claimed the person who shot the Russian pilot after he ejected himself from the plane and was trying to make a safe landing with a parachute was a Turkish citizen named Alparslan Çelik.
- “It is Alparslan Çelik who shot at our pilot. He went before the cameras and was making a statement, and then he showed a part of the parachute. He spoke Turkish easily,” claimed Karlov, adding that Çelik’s father was a former mayor.
One of the two pilots of the downed Russian jet died after he ejected himself from the jet, while the other pilot was rescued with the efforts of Syrian government’s special forces unit and brought to a Russian base in Syria.
The body of the dead pilot was handed over to the Russian military staff in Ankara, from where it was taken to Russia. Another pilot, who was looking for the pilots of the downed jet inside Syrian territory, was also killed.
Karlov claimed a group of members of the press, who were “perhaps coincidentally where our [Russian] jet was shot with professional equipment,” had filmed the group who shot at the Russian pilot. He said the group opened fire with long-range weapons first, then filmed it, and then distributed photos of the incident.
“Then it is easy to determine the head of the bandits, who made the announcement, that he is not a Syrian citizen but a Turkish citizen,” Karlov claimed.
hurriyetdailynews.com
14/12/15
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Trois conditions pour rétablir les relations russo-turques...
ReplyDeleteLes relations entre la Russie et la Turquie peuvent être renouées si Ankara remplit trois conditions, a affirmé l'ambassadeur de la Fédération de Russie à Ankara Andreï Karlov.
Le premier pas vers la réconciliation, pour Ankara, serait de présenter ses excuses auprès de la Russie s'agissant de l'incident avec le bombardier Su-24. Deuxièmement, la partie turque devrait déterminer qui en est coupable. Ensuite, il importe qu'elle paie les indemnités pour l'avion détruit.
"Alors que la Turquie déclare vouloir rétablir le dialogue, elle fait, en parallèle, des déclarations qui contredisent cette approche", estime M. Karlov.
L'ambassadeur, cité par Hurriyet Daily News, s'est également dit persuadé que l'un des pilotes du Su-24 russe abattu avait été tué par le chef des Loups gris (parti néo-fasciste turc) Alpaslan Celik, fils d'un ex-maire d'une ville turque.
Le groupe Loups gris est également impliqué dans le massacre de 150 militants politiques et dans un attentat contre le pape Jean-Paul II. Ces hommes armés sont liés aux autorités turques au niveau le plus élevé. Les Loups gris constitueraient le "bras armé" du Parti d'action nationaliste qui soutient le régime d'Erdogan..........http://fr.sputniknews.com/international/20151214/1020281007/conditions-retablissement-relations-russie-turquie.html#ixzz3uKSPECMe