Moscow: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said
that the Syrian passenger plane that was en route to Damascus from Moscow that
the Turkish authorities forces to land in Ankara airport carried no weapons on
board, Syrian state news agency SANA reported.
RT website quoted Lavrov as saying to
journalists commenting on Turkey's allegations that the aircraft was carrying a
cargo that was inconsistent with the civilian transportation rules, Lavrov said
''We have no secrets, and we have scrutinized the details. There were no
weapons on board the plane and could not have been any.''
''There was a cargo on the plane that a
legal Russian supplier was sending in a legal way to a legal customer.",
'' Lavrov said, adding that the plane was carrying radar parts that are not
barred under any international agreements.
''The pilot did land because he knew he was
not transporting anything illegal,'' Lavrov said, adding that the supplier will
demand the cargo be returned as it is their property.
“We are waiting for an official reply why
our diplomats were not allowed to meet the Russian passengers on board,”
stressed the Russian Foreign Minister.