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Tuesday 01 Dec 2015 - 11:02 Makkah mean time-19-2-1437
Paris, (IINA) - Turkey’s President Recep Erdogan said on Monday that he will step down if Russian claims that Turkey is buying oil from ISIS are proved. Erdogan has called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to do the same if they are not, Anadolu Agency reported.
Erdogan made the pledge while talking to reporters at the Climate Change Summit in Paris.
“As soon as such a claim is proved, the nobility of our nation requires [me] to do this”, he said. “I will not remain in this post. But I am asking Mr. Putin, would you remain?”
Erdogan was responding to claims from Moscow that Turkey helps fund ISIS through oil purchases. The claims were made in the wake of the shooting down of a Russian military jet over southern Turkey on Nov.24.
“It is obvious where we legally buy oil and natural gas from”, Erdogan said and added. “Everyone must know that we are not that disreputable to make such a deal with terrorist organizations”.
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