Brussels: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Russia of souring relations with his country after a Russian fighter jet violated Turkey's air space over the weekend.
Addressing a joint press conference with Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel in Brussels on Tuesday, Erdogan said: "If Russia loses a friend like Turkey, with which it has conducted many businesses, it will lose a lot".
Turkey and Russia have a strong economic relationship, which has soured in the recent months because of their differences over Syria and Moscow's support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. This relationship could be at risk of further deterioration following Kremlin's violation of Turkey's airspace.
The Turkish president also reiterated his calls for a regime change in Syria, adding that Assad was still in power despite "being responsible for the death of 350,000 people".
QNA
