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Anatolia news agency, Turkey
Aug 12 2008
Turkey denies reports of not allowing Ukrainian plane to reach Georgia
Ankara, 12 August: Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs has denied news
reports claiming that Turkey did not allow a Ukrainian plane carrying
humanitarian aid from Kiev to Georgia to use its air space.
Burak Ozugergin, spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said
in a written response to a question, "Turkey has so far accepted all
flight requests regarding evacuation of people from the region and
humanitarian aid transfer to Georgia."
"It was understood that the mentioned flight failed due to problems in
Georgian air space. Now, such flights are diverted to Yerevan,
Armenia, because of the problems in Georgian air space. Also, the
flights between Armenia and Russia via Georgia begin following the
route over Turkey because of the same problems," Ozugergin added.
Aug 12 2008
Turkey denies reports of not allowing Ukrainian plane to reach Georgia
Ankara, 12 August: Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs has denied news
reports claiming that Turkey did not allow a Ukrainian plane carrying
humanitarian aid from Kiev to Georgia to use its air space.
Burak Ozugergin, spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said
in a written response to a question, "Turkey has so far accepted all
flight requests regarding evacuation of people from the region and
humanitarian aid transfer to Georgia."
"It was understood that the mentioned flight failed due to problems in
Georgian air space. Now, such flights are diverted to Yerevan,
Armenia, because of the problems in Georgian air space. Also, the
flights between Armenia and Russia via Georgia begin following the
route over Turkey because of the same problems," Ozugergin added.