ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sent a letter to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin marking Russia’s national day, in their first contact since Ankara downed a Russian warplane in November, an official said Tuesday.
“We confirm media reports the president sent a letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin on the occasion of the Russian national day,” the official said, referring to the Day of Russia marked on June 12.
“I hope our relations will reach a level they deserve,” Erdogan told Putin in the letter, according to the private NTV television channel.
In Moscow, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed that Erdogan had …read more
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