The Kremlin press service reminded Erdogan that after his statements about Crimea, he still has to fly to Russia
Journalists asked the head of the press service of the Russian president whether the Kremlin is aware of the statements of the Turkish president on the issue of Crimea. Recall that we are talking about the statement of Recep Erdogan that Ankara does not recognize the legal force of the elections to the State Duma of the Russian Federation held in Crimea. According to the Turkish President, Ankara "supports the territorial integrity of Ukraine." The head of the Turkish state made such statements during the UN General Assembly in New York.
Dmitry Peskov noted that the Kremlin is aware of the statements of the Turkish president. At the same time, the press secretary of the Russian president recalled that Erdogan will fly to Russia in a few days.
According to the head of the presidential press service, the Kremlin regrets this position of Recep Erdogan, which does not take into account the opinion of the residents of Crimea.
Dmitry Peskov added that the Russian authorities during the visit of the Turkish President would like to focus on the issue of the bilateral agenda. It was noted that there are enough such questions.
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According to the head of the Kremlin press service, the discussion of Crimea and voting on the peninsula is not on the agenda of negotiations with Erdogan. Thus, Peskov made it clear that the issues of elections, including elections in Crimea, did not concern the Turkish president at all.
It should be added that the Crimeans invited the Turkish leader to visit the peninsula and see Crimea itself with their own eyes and communicate with local residents to make sure that they exercise their will freely and transparently.
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