Putin: diplomat’s murder was attempt to destroy Russian-Turkish ties

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Moscow, Dec. 23, 2016 (dpa/NAN) Russian President Vladimir Putin has condemned the recent murder of the ambassador to Turkey, saying it was an attempt to destroy bilateral relations.

The Russian  ambassador was shot dead on Monday outside Istanbul by suspected security agent.

Russia and Turkey, with support from Iran, have been effectively working together in an effort to resolve the humanitarian crisis in Syria, Putin tells his annual press conference.

About 100,000 people were evacuated from the war-torn Syrian city of Aleppo, “the world’s largest humanitarian operation,” Putin says.

A subsequent step should be to implement a ceasefire regime across all of Syria and then undertake practical efforts for a political resolution to the civil war, Putin says. (dpa/NAN)

(Edited by Julius Enehikhuere)