Speaking at a joint press conference in Brussel with Belgian Prime Minister Charles Micheal, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan warned Russian against loosing a "friend" like Turkey.
“Russia should know well that it would loose a lot should it lost Turkey's friendship," he told reporters on Tuesday.
His remarks were directed to Russia's incursion of Turkey's airspace near the Syrian border on the weekend.
"Turkey would not remain patient in the face of violations of its air space by Russian jet," he said.
Erdoğan also highlighted Turkey's ties with the NATO. "An attack on Turkey is also an attack on NATO," he said.
The President has left for Belgium after attending the anti-terror protest which was held in Istanbul on Sunday under the banner:"Millions of breaths. One voice against terror."
Earlier on Tuesday, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said that Russia's air space violation “did not look like an accident". Stoltenberg said the Russian incursion was unacceptable, calling on Moscow to avoid further escalating tensions with Nato.
On his part, Belgian Prime Minister Charles Micheal said that they have discussed the misgrant crisis, which has been under international spotlight for a while.
Micheal has praised Turkey's works to help Syrian refugees who were forces to leave their homes due to the war. “Turkey has exerted great efforts to help Syrian migrants and used its own financial sources," he said.
The prime minister also pledged that EU will support Turkey by using its funds. “I have expressed Belgian government's solidarity in this issue. We want to support Turkey financially using EU funds," he added.
