"There is no threat of war," - Turkish Ambassador on Russian Incident
Despite the escalation of relations between Russia and Turkey, there is no threat of war - The Turkish ambassador to Georgia, Levent Gümrükçü said.
He said that Ankara would continue its efforts to have direct contact with Moscow to defuse the situation.
He also stressed that Turkey was initially unaware of which country"s aircraft violated its airspace.
The Turkish Ambassador said that the meeting of countries`presidents failed to be held in Paris, but in the near future, the meeting of the Foreign Ministers is planned to be held at the OSCE Ministerial Council.
"There is no threat of war. The incident has just occurred , but I do not think that this stage will last for a long time. Turkey is doing evrything to de-escalate the crisis. This is a very sad fact, but we did what we had to do, because Turkey"s airspace was violated. After the incident, we have been trying to contact Russian colleagues. I think that dialogue is critical for clarifying the situation, "- said Ambassador Levent Gümrükçü .