Turkey on Tuesday formally asked the United States not to repeat any airspace violation, following an incident last week where two US F-16 fighters infringed the Turkish air corridor.
A US diplomat from the embassy in Ankara was summoned to the Foreign Ministry and requested to provide information on the May 24 incident. U.S. Ambassador to Turkey, Ross Wilson, said late Monday that the incident occurred due to a mistake by the pilots, adding, “We have discussed the issue with (Deputy Chief of General Staff) Gen. Ergin Saygun. The file is closed.”
The Turkish Daily News has learnt that the complaint was handed to a lower level diplomat instead of Ambassador Wilson, in a move to show that Turkey will not exaggerate the incident.
Diplomatic sources told the TDN that Turkey's concerns and expectations from Washington have been expressed during the meeting at the ministry. “The United States expressed that they will deeply investigate the violation and will inform Turkey about the results” said sources.
A U.S. diplomat, talking to the TDN, on the condition of anonymity, said that the Turkish Foreign Ministry had been assured that it was a pilot mistake.
Turkish Daily News, LINK
A US diplomat from the embassy in Ankara was summoned to the Foreign Ministry and requested to provide information on the May 24 incident. U.S. Ambassador to Turkey, Ross Wilson, said late Monday that the incident occurred due to a mistake by the pilots, adding, “We have discussed the issue with (Deputy Chief of General Staff) Gen. Ergin Saygun. The file is closed.”
The Turkish Daily News has learnt that the complaint was handed to a lower level diplomat instead of Ambassador Wilson, in a move to show that Turkey will not exaggerate the incident.
Diplomatic sources told the TDN that Turkey's concerns and expectations from Washington have been expressed during the meeting at the ministry. “The United States expressed that they will deeply investigate the violation and will inform Turkey about the results” said sources.
A U.S. diplomat, talking to the TDN, on the condition of anonymity, said that the Turkish Foreign Ministry had been assured that it was a pilot mistake.
Turkish Daily News, LINK
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