The death of the diplomat has saddened the Turkish people as much as the Russian
Russian Ambassador to Ankara Andrei Karlov made an important contribution to Russian-Turkish relations in their difficult period.
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said this in an interview with RIA Novosti on the fifth anniversary of the Russian diplomat’s murder.
“Mr Karlov was an experienced diplomat who played an important role in a difficult period of Turkish-Russian relations. During his tenure, he proved to be a respected diplomat who was loved in the diplomatic community”, – Çavuşoğlu said.
He said Karlov had tried to raise relations between the two countries to a higher level in all fields and had contributed to Turkish-Russian friendship through his successful work.
“His loss deeply saddened our people and our entire country as much as the Russian people”, – Çavuşoğlu stressed.
The Turkish foreign minister expressed his condolences to the Russian state and people, especially to Ambassador Karlov’s family and friends.
“I remember him with respect. May he rest in peace”, – the Turkish minister added.