Kuwait- Russian officers discuss downed jet with Turkish General Staff
Date
11/26/2015 7:52:16 AM
(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) ISTANBUL Nov 26 (KUNA) -- Two high-ranking Russian military officers have visited the Turkish General Staff following the shooting down of a Russian warplane."Every question about the incident has been answered" the General Staff said in a statement adding that images from radar displays had been shown to the Russians."It was stated that [Turkey] was ready to share any kind of information." According to a statement Turkey did not know the identity of the SU-24 bomber when it was shot down and made intense efforts to rescue the two pilots.Russian military officials in Moscow had been contacted and Turkey has said it is willing to cooperate the statement added.The SU-24 was shot down after being intercepted by two patrolling Turkish F-16s acting under Turkey's rules of engagement on Tuesday.The Russian aircraft was warned about its violation of Turkish airspace 10 times within five minutes before it was shot down.NATO has confirmed the accuracy of information shared by Turkey about the violation. (end) ta.nfm
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