The Kremlin regrets due to the non-recognition of Turkey the results of elections to the State Duma in Crimea and hopes that the position of the republic will change in the peninsula. This was reported by the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Sadkov.
“We do not accept such statements and we are openly talking about this to our Turkish colleagues,” said the sands. – The theme of the Crimea is the topic in which our positions are diametrically diverged. We regret in connection with such a position of Turkey, but we hope Without time, political will and Turkey will be shown and Turkey will change this position … “, TASS will pass.
Peskov added that Turkey is a partner of Russia, and “the presence of significant issues in which there are disagreements, is not and should not be an obstacle to the development of the entire complex of bilateral relations and interaction in a number of regional issues.”
He stressed that “the interaction should continue, and it is in the interests of primarily the Russian side, as well as in the interests of the Turkish side.” “As for the points of disagreement, then in these points we will continue to work with the Turkish side, explaining our position and counting on the fact that sooner or later we will be able to bring together positions,” the representative of the Kremlin concluded.
Earlier on the website of the Turkish Foreign Ministry appeared a statement by the official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tangia Bilgich, which states that the results of the election in the State Duma, held on September 17-19, as applied to the Crimea “do not have legal force for Turkey.”