Anadolu Agency, Turkey
July 16 2010
Turkey “discreetly” assessing Armenian border opening for NATO exercise
Ankara, 16 July: The spokesman for the Turkish Ministry of Foreign
Affairs (MFA), Burak Ozugergin, said [on] Friday [16 July] the opening
of the Turkish-Armenian border temporarily for passage of equipment to
be used in a NATO military exercise between 11 and 17 September was
being evaluated discreetly.
Answering a question on the NATO military exercise, Ozugergin said
that the Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Centre (EADRCC)
of NATO conducted a military exercise for extraordinary circumstances
every year.
In 2010, the EADRCC military exercise will take place in Armenia with
the participation of around 20 countries. Turkey is expected to join
the military exercise. The military exercise is designed to fight
against natural disasters. We are discreetly evaluating opening the
Turkish-Armenian border temporarily in the event a request comes for
the passage of equipment to be used in the military exercise,
Ozugergin also said.
From: A. Papazian
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