Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Lavrov cancels Turkey visit over downing of Russian military jet

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has canceled his visit to Istanbul, due on Wednesday, after a Russian Su-24 jet was downed over Syria by a Turkish F-16 fighter.

“A decision has been made to cancel the meeting at the level of Russian and Turkish foreign ministers, which was planned to be held tomorrow in Istanbul,” Lavrov told reporters.

The minister also pointed out the increasing level of terror threat in Turkey which is “not lower than that in Egypt”. Lavrov said the ministry recommends Russians to refrain from visiting Turkey .... https://www.rt.com