Turkey's Concers Over Conflict In Caucasus Understandable, Russian Diplomat Says

ANKARA - Russia understands Turkey`s concerns over clashes in the Caucasus, a Russian diplomat in the Turkish capital said on Tuesday.
Speaking to reporters at a press meeting, Russian charges d`affaires Andrey Buravov said Moscow hailed Turkey`s "balanced attitude."
Buravov said Russian and Turkish foreign ministers spoke on the the phone on Sunday and the two counterparts particularly talked about the situation of Turkish media members in the conflict region.
The Russian diplomat said they had not received any request from the Turkish side for a phone conversation between Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.
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