Erdogan said he may speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin at a climate summit in Paris next week, a discussion that would be welcomed by the United States and European Union, both of which fear the spat has distracted from the battle against Islamic State militants in Syria.
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For his part, Putin said that Russian Federation was ready to work with the French in their fight against terrorists because they have been in a similar position, though he stipulated that he would only cooperate if the USA would as well.
“The strikes against Daesh (ISIL) will be intensified and be the object of coordination”, Hollande said at a press conference after their 90-minute meeting at the Kremlin.
Turkey claims the Sukhoi Su-24 was warned numerous times before being shot down by two of its F16 jets for violating Turkish airspace.
Elsewhere, Prime Minister David Cameron argued for Britain to join air strikes in Syria ahead of a vote expected at a later date, with signs of opposition weakening after Islamic State attacks in Paris two weeks ago left 130 dead.
However, there was no mention of other issues dividing Russian Federation and the West. Before he went to Moscow, Hollande said there would be no easing of sanctions against Russian Federation, imposed because of its aggression in Crimea and Ukraine.
French and USA warplanes are focusing their bombing campaign on Islamic State.
But Putin said that was impossible as the aircraft bore Russian insignia.
The Turkish President dismissed allegations of Isis oil sales as “slander” and hit back by claiming there was evidence Russian companies and the terror group are selling oil to Bashar al-Assad’s Syrian regime – an ally of Mr Putin but enemy of Turkey. “I would like to meet him face to face on Monday”, he added.
The incident marked the first time in half a century that a North Atlantic Treaty Organisation member shot down a Russian plane, raising the threat of a military confrontation between the alliance and Moscow.
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In a speech to supporters in northeast Turkey, Erdogan said: “It is playing with fire to go as far as mistreating our citizens who have gone to Russian Federation”. “It’s the country that carried out the violation which should question itself and take measures to prevent it from happening again, not the country that was subjected to a violation”.
