Peskov: Erdogan's statements about Crimea do not destroy the prospects of a constructive visit to Russia

This was stated by the press secretary of the Russian president Dmitry Peskov in the program “Moscow.

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“I wouldn’t somehow exalt the situation so unnecessarily,” he said.

A Kremlin spokesman recalled that Russia and Turkey have "highly developed relations," while differences also remain between the countries.

"The position of Turkey, the position of Mr. Erdogan on Crimea is well known to us, and they did not hide it," TASS quoted Peskov as saying.

He acknowledged that such statements "slightly, so to speak, left an unpleasant trace," but this "in no way destroys the prospects for a successful, meaningful, and constructive working visit of President Erdogan to Russia."

Earlier, Erdogan, at the general political debate of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly, announced Turkey's refusal to recognize Crimea as part of Russia.

After that, Dmitry Peskov noted that the Kremlin categorically disagrees with Ankara's position.

Crimea became a Russian region after a referendum was held there in March 2014 - the majority of residents were in favor of reunification with Russia.