Confirming the paper's report on Thursday, Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman Namik Tan described the operations as "a routing procedure," which was "in line with international rules".
Confirmând joi ştirea publicată de ziar, purtătorul de cuvânt al Ministerului turc de Externe, Namik Tan, a descris operaţiunea ca fiind o "procedură de rutină", "conformă regulilor internaţionale".