“Turkey is ready to normalize relations with Russia”

Turkish presidential spokesman, Ibrahim Kalin said that Turkey is ready to normalize relations with Russia.

Kalin told journalists that Ankara is not going to sacrifice the ties with Russia despite the deterioration of bilateral relations.

He said “We call Russia for a diplomatic solution to the problem occurring after the incident on November 24 last year. Our proposal is still valid. Unfortunately, Russian meets our offer with unfounded allegations. We hold meetings of certain ranks. We hope in the intensification of the talks and meetings. Sacrificing strong relations between Turkey and Russia to an incident is unacceptable,” Report News Agency reported.

The relations between Turkey and Russia have worsened since Turkey shot down a Russian warplane in November 2015 for violating Turkish airspace. Turkey declares that it is ready to normalize relations in all areas.