Turkish, Georgian presidents discuss probe into Turkish military plane crash

Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Mikheil Kavelashvili discuss latest developments over phone after Turkish military cargo plane crashed on Georgia-Azerbaijan border on Tuesday

By Serdar Dincel

ISTANBUL (AA) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Georgian counterpart Mikheil Kavelashvili on Wednesday discussed the investigation into the crash of a Turkish military cargo plane and the recent developments.

During a phone call, Erdogan expressed Ankara's gratitude to Tbilisi for its cooperation, Türkiye's Communications Directorate said on the Turkish social media platform NSosyal.

For his part, Kavelashvili offered his condolences to Ankara over the loss of Turkish soldiers' lives in the accident.

On Tuesday, a Turkish C-130 military cargo aircraft en route from Azerbaijan crashed in Georgia.

According to the Turkish Defense Ministry, the aircraft was carrying 20 people, including the flight crew.

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