“We don’t need to enter into conflict or serious conflict with Russia at this stage,” Erdogan quoted NTV as saying.
He noted that Ankara "has very serious strategic initiatives with Russia."
“Firstly, this applies to our nuclear energy, which we are very resolutely launching. And there are very, very serious figures. Secondly, the Turkish Stream project is also of great importance, ”Erdogan explained.
In addition, he stressed that the country does not intend to abandon the S-400 air defense system.
Earlier, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu during a telephone conversation discussed the settlement of the conflict in Syria, paying particular attention to the current situation in Idlib.