Moscow sees no prospects of restoring relations with Turkish leadership — diplomat

Russian Politics & Diplomacy April 19, 2016, 15:28

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova noted "there can be no antagonism campaigns against the Turkish people, business and representatives of economic medium"

MOSCOW, April 19. /TASS/. Relations between Russia and Turkey at the official level cannot be restored, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told a news conference on Tuesday.

"As for Turkish officials are concerned, there are no prospects. Those people did what they did. As we now perfectly understand, it was their conscious choice. As for relations between countries and peoples, they will be developing," she said.

"The card castle of what they [the Turkish authorities] decided to build in international relations has started falling apart," Zakharova stressed.

"As for relations between peoples and countries, they will certainly continue to develop. There can be no antagonism campaigns against the Turkish people, business and representatives of economic medium," Zakharova said.

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