Foreign Ministers Of Turkey And Russia Hold Their First High-Level Talks Since The Russian Military Plane Downing

This combination of pictures shows a file photo of Turkish foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov. (AFP photo)

VOA: Turkey, Russia Hold First High-Level Talks Since Plane Downing

A Turkish official says the foreign ministers of Turkey and Russia met Thursday on the sidelines of a Europe security meeting, their first high-level bilateral talks since Turkey downed a Russian fighter jet late last month.

The official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met in the Serbian capital of Belgrade with his Turkish counterpart, Mevlut Cavusoglu, at a ministerial session of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.

Russian-Turkish relations became strained after Turkey shot down a Russian warplane near Turkey's border with Syria on November 24.

Update #1: Turkey, Russia foreign ministers hold first talks since plane crisis -- AFP
Update #2: Turkey, Russia hold first high-level bilateral talks since plane crisis -- DW

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