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Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov expressed regret on Wednesday that the official letter of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sent to Russian President Vladimir Putin on occasion of Russia Day had no substantive issues, Tass agency reports.

"This is a protocol message. Traditionally, an exchange of such messages comes on occasion of national days. This is a protocol and ordinary practice in international relations. Unfortunately, it had no substantive moments," Peskov told reporters, as quoted by the source.

According to the spokesman Moscow’s conditions for settling problems in Russian-Turkish relations are very simple and clear.

"President Putin made it very clear that after the incident (the attack on Russia’s Sukhoi-24 plane) any normalization of relations looks impossible to Russia without Ankara taking the necessary action," he said.

Asked if he was referring to Turkey’s official apologies and the payment of compensations, Peskov replied, "Yes, of course!"