Turkey`s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sent a letter of condolences to Russia`s President Vladimir Putin June 27 over the death of Russian SU-24 pilot.
Erdogan said that Turkey "shares the pain of downed Su-24 pilot`s death with his family" and "sees it as Turkey`s pain".
Turkey is ready to take all steps required to "relieve the pain and severity of damage" to the deceased Su-24 pilot`s family, Erdogan writes in his letter to the Russian president.
"In the letter, the Turkish president also says he has always seen Russia as a strategic partner and a friend", Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
Erdogan`s letter to Putin – step in right direction - Russian Foreign Ministry
28 June 2016
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Russia`s Foreign Ministry views the letter of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan with apologies for the shoot down of the Russian bomber in November 2015 as a step in a right direction to normalize bilateral ties, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexei Meshkov told, AzVision.az reports citing the Russian Media.
