Kazakhstan urges Russia, Turkey to probe jet downing, restore ties

Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev waves as he arrives for his annual address to the nation in Astana, Kazakhstan, November 30, 2015. REUTERS/Mukhtar Kholdorbekov

ALMATY (Reuters) - Russia's close ally Kazakhstan on Monday urged Moscow and Istanbul to create a bilateral commission to jointly investigate the downing of the Russian bomber jet by Turkey which has strained relations between the two countries. "There is a need to form this commission in order to find and punish those responsible and restore the relations," Nazarbayev said, delivering his annual address to the nation. (Reporting by Olzhas Auyezov; Editing by Dmitry Solovyov)