Çavuşoğlu tells Kerry FETÖ behind envoy murder

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has told U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday that Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETÖ) was behind Russian envoy Karlov's assassination.

According to Turkish diplomatic sources, Çavuşoğlu and Kerry had a phone conversation, during which the Turkish foreign minister informed his U.S. counterpart on Andrey Karlov's assassination and the assailant Mevlut Mert Altintas.

Çavuşoğlu informed Kerry that terrorist group FETö was behind the assassination of Russian envoy to Ankara, according to the sources.

The sources added that Kerry offered condolences to Çavuşoğlu and expressed sorrow about the incident.

Andrey Karlov died after being shot multiple times at an art exhibition in Ankara on Monday evening.

Karlov was delivering a speech when the assailant, 22-year-old policeman Altintas, opened fire on him.

Two top diplomats also talked about the trilateral meeting that happened today in Moscow between Russian, Iranian and Turkish foreign ministers.

In the meeting, a joint declaration was agreed on to find a solution in Syria.