Turkey says it will not apologize for the downing of a Russian jet, despite calls for one from Moscow.
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu says his country has every right to defend its airspace and territorial integrity.
Ever since Turkey shot down the jet last week, NATO has stood by member country Turkey.
But at a meeting with Prime Minister Davutoglu at NATO headquarters on Monday, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg stressed again the need for both countries to use diplomacy to ease tensions.
Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg praised Turkey for it's willingness to have discussions with Russia.
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Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says it's critical for all NATO countries to have a strong enough relationship with Russia to have open discussions.
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Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu maintains his military gave the Russian pilots several stern warnings to leave Turkish airspace, even though Russia denies warnings were ever given.
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Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu says while Turkey has no desire to deepen the diplomatic row with Russia, he explained why he refuses to apologize to Russia.
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