Turkey warns Russia ofafter a new airspace violation

A Foreign Ministry statement on Saturday said the plane was warned in Russian and in English before entering Turkey’s airspace.

Tensions continue to fly high between North Atlantic Treaty Organisation and Russia, while Turkey appears to purposely be fueling the strained relations by falsely affirming Saturday that a Russian jet violated its airspace, various news organizations reported.

‘Russia will have to face consequences if it keeps on such violations against Turkey’s sovereignty rights, ‘ Erdogan told reporters at an Istanbul airport before leaving on a Latin America tour.

Erdogan accused Russian Federation of taking “irresponsible steps” which harm global peace.

“I’ve asked our foreign ministry undersecretary that I want to meet with Mr Putin but our embassy there has informed us here that there’s been no response from (Russia) since then”, said Erdogan.

The Turkish government said it had summoned Russia’s ambassador in Ankara to protest.

Turkish air force shot down the Russian jet on November 24 claiming it has violated Turkish airspace, whereas Moscow insisted the Su-24 stayed over Syria during its flight.

Moscow has denied Turkey’s accusation that a Russian Su-34 bomber violated its airspace on Friday.

Neither Russian air defense systems in Syria nor Syrian radars found any airspace violations near Syrian-Turkish border, RIA Novosti news agency quoted Konashenkov as saying.

The ministry spokesman, Maj.

But he also said Russian Federation should “act responsibly and to fully respect North Atlantic Treaty Organisation airspace”.

This frame grab from video by Haberturk TV, shows an earlier incident of a Russian warplane on fire before crashing on a hill as seen from Hatay province, Turkey, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has demanded an apology from the Turkish leadership and a compensation for the damage.

The incident took place Friday at 0946 GMT and involved an Su-34 fighter jet of the Russian air force, according to an official communique.

Stoltenberg on Saturday made clear that North Atlantic Treaty Organisation would stand by Turkey, the second largest military power in the alliance after the United States.