Germany, Greece and Turkey want NATO mission in the Aegean Sea – Onet.pl

 
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Mission, to which Germany and Turkey failed on Wednesday to persuade Greece, would observational.

this matter has to be discussed on Thursday during the second day meeting of NATO defense ministers in Brussels. It is not known when the final decision on this issue.

The proposal involvement of NATO forces in the fight against people smugglers in the Aegean Sea slid Germany and Turkey after Monday’s meeting in Ankara Chancellor Angela Merkel and Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu. Turkey is a refugee from Syria, the most important country of destination and transit on the way to the West. When you try to reach Greece only from the beginning of this year, more than 340 people drowned. Many of them used the services of smugglers band.

– The purpose of the operation must be a hindrance if it does not prevent the perfidious interest, which engage a bunch of people smugglers – said yesterday in Brussels, German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen.

According to German government sources, NATO ships would primarily monitor the situation in the Aegean Sea and provide information to the authorities of Greece and Turkey, through which the two countries could effectively combat gangs of people smugglers.

Strengthening the eastern flank

NATO defense ministers agreed to strengthen the extended military presence in the Eastern European member states – said the secretary general of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg. This is the answer of the Alliance to the changed security environment in the face of Russia’s policy. Arrangements were made at a meeting of defense ministers in Brussels.

– We must ensure that we will be able to defend everyone of the countries allied against any kind of threat – said Stoltenberg. He explained that these decisions of the Alliance is the answer to the changed security environment in the face of Russia’s policy.

meeting of defense ministers

matters related to the presence on the eastern flank are part of the first session of the meeting ministers, whose theme is defense and deterrence. According to Stoltenberg and strengthen the defense capacity to deter to be based on the presence of the extended combined with the ability to enhance these forces, if necessary. About how it will look like a part of covering any support, NATO decided already in recent months – increasing from approx. 15 thousand. to approx. 40 thousand. soldiers of the NATO Response Force (NRF) and the combined task forces relying very high availability (ie. spearhead the Alliance); They are part of the NRF.

Although this week Ministers set the general framework, it is for the July NATO summit in Warsaw roll will discuss what should be the ratio between the extended presence and the ability to possibly strengthen the advanced forces needed or – in the words of US Ambassador to NATO Douglas Lute – about what presence in the east will be sufficient to deter any adversary. – Do not take a decision this week, but I suppose that ministers ask for advice (commander of NATO forces in Europe) General Philip Breedlove’a to rating, which presence will be enough – Lute said Tuesday.

diplomats from NATO headquarters, when they talk about the presence sschodzie, avoiding the word “constant” (ang. permanent), but use the term ” continuous, constant “(ang. persistent). – We have to be very careful of the language we use. We signed (in 1997. – PAP) Act of the NATO-Russia says it will not be a permanent presence in the east. We may use different words, eg. Continuous (presence). (…) “Permanent” is something provided for a very long time, and without the intent to change, while “continuous” means something at a certain time, which may change if the situation changes – said one of the representatives of the Alliance.

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