As Europe faces mounting threats, Turkey questions NATO role

[flamer84]

ANKARA — Turkey’s future role in NATO in increasingly uncertain.
Officials said Turkey, with the second largest army, would not respond to a NATO decision to double its rapid-response force and form a new unit, Middle East Newsline reported. They said Ankara would seek clarifications over the use of the new NATO forces as well the latest threat perception by the alliance.
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg at U.S. Patriot missile system in Gaziantep, southeastern Turkey. / *******
“This perception is one-sided,” Turkish Defense Minister Ismet Yilmaz said.
On Feb. 5, Yilmaz joined NATO defense ministers for a session that concluded with a decision to more than double the size of the alliance’s rapid-response force. Brussels also decided to organize another rapid-response unit of 5,000 troops.

Officials said Ankara maintained serious differences with other NATO members. They said a major disagreement concerned deployment to stop Russia’s expansion into Ukraine and Baltic states.
“Threats should not be differentiated, and it is not right to set up regional forces by looking at these threats,” Yilmaz said.
In an interview with Turkey’s semi-official Andalou Agency on Feb. 6, Yilmaz said Ankara would need several months to examine the new NATO requirements. He said a key issue was the contribution of countries that were asking for the NATO troops.
“Turkey’s contribution will be clear by June,” Yilmaz said. “There are points that need to be clarified, like which host countries will undertake how much of the costs and how much will be financed by NATO funds. Turkey will do what falls to it after these are straightened out.”

As Europe faces mounting threats, Turkey questions NATO role - World Tribune | World Tribune




Well,it looks like strong Eastern flank Pol-Ro-Tur our politicians were blabbing about has just unceremoniously kicked the bucket.Add that an unreliable Gre-Hun-Bul-Ser and this region just became a powder kegg.Interesting times ahead.

 

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As Europe faces mounting threats, Turkey questions NATO role - World Tribune | World Tribune




Well,it looks like strong Eastern flank Pol-Ro-Tur our politicians were blabbing about has just unceremoniously kicked the bucket.Add that an unreliable Gre-Hun-Bul-Ser and this region just became a powder kegg.Interesting times ahead.

We are being cautious...This news is presented in a biased way. Turkish officials didn't said "Turkey, with the second largest army, would not respond to a NATO decision to double its rapid-response force and form a new unit,"

They said "be clear about what you want from us and we will examine your request"...nothing wrong with it .

 

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NATO has welcomed Turkey’s offer to assume the responsibility of forming a spearhead unit as part of the alliance’s high readiness force in 2021
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“I welcome the decision by Turkey today to be a lead nation for the Spearhead Force along with six of the Allies who will take turns over the years to come,” NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on May 14, speaking at the NATO foreign ministers meeting in the southern province of Antalya.

“We are already implementing the biggest reinforcement of our collective defense since the end of the Cold War, boosting the size of the NATO Response Force and also establishing a high readiness Spearhead Force as the centerpiece of the enhanced NATO Response Force,” he stated.

Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu announced on May 13 that Ankara had offered to assume the responsibility as a framework nation in the Very High Readiness Joint Task Force for 2021.

NATO members had approved a plan to develop the capabilities of the alliance’s Response Force during the Wales Summit in 2014. According to NATO, the move was intended to respond to “security challenges posed by Russia,” as well as those coming from the Middle East and North Africa.

NATO welcomes Turkey’s decision to form spearhead unit - INTERNATIONAL

@flamer84 like i said in my previous post.

 

[LordTyrannus]

nato is such an irrelevant organisation. they have more bureucrats than actual combat troops.

hahaha

begging turkos for troops

 

[Hexciter]

nato is such an irrelevant organisation. they have more bureucrats than actual combat troops.

hahaha

begging turkos for troops

Isn't it NATO broken down holly USSR into pieces before.

 

[ptldM3]

Isn't it NATO broken down holly USSR into pieces before.

Someone needs to invest in an education.

 

[Galad]

Yes "Europe" is facing growing threats from what exactly? West-controlled ISIS/AQ? Immigrants coming from countries intentionally attacked and destroyed from the same West?Or maybe "man-made" global warming?Or maybe aliens?