Turkey closes airspace to Russian military aircraft to Syria: FM Cavushoglu
Date
4/23/2022 3:14:09 PM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
Turkey has closed its airspace to Russian military and civilian
flights to Syria after notifying Moscow, Foreign Minister Mevlut
Cavushoglu said Saturday, Trend reports citing Daily Sabah .
“We were giving permissions in three-month intervals. The latest
one was until April,” the minister said in an interview with the
press during his flight to Latin America, stating that President
Recep Tayyip Erdogan had informed his Russian counterpart, Vladimir
Putin.“Henceforth the flights have stopped,” Cavushoglu added,
saying that the process is being conducted through dialogue on both
the Montreux Convention and other matters.
Regarding the Russian oligarchs coming to Turkey, Cavushoglu
said that Turkey is not participating in sanctions.“If a company
wants to do business, they must comply by our and international
law,” the minister added.
The foreign minister also touched on the negotiations between
Russia and Ukraine, saying there is a“comprehensive text” in the
works as well as backdoor diplomacy running.“We also see there is
a draft joint declaration in this process. The focus is on
impartiality, security and guarantees,” adding that Putin and
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy would need to reach the
final decision.
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