USA: COLIN POWELL SAYS NATO HAS OBLIGATION TO HELP TURKEY/ AUSTRALIAN PM JOHN HOWARD VISITS WASHINGTON.

Record ID: 588566

  • Title: USA: COLIN POWELL SAYS NATO HAS OBLIGATION TO HELP TURKEY/ AUSTRALIAN PM JOHN HOWARD VISITS WASHINGTON.
  • Date: 11th February 2003
  • Summary: (EU) WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (FEBRUARY 10, 2003) (REUTERS) 1. GV/PAN: U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE COLIN POWELL WALKS OUT OF STATE DEPARTMENT BUILDING WITH VISITING AUSTRALIAN PRIME MINISTER JOHN HOWARD 0.10 2. MV/PAN: HOWARD WALKING TO HIS CAR AND HE AND POWELL SAYING GOODBYE 0.18 3. GV/PAN: (SOUNDBITE (English) POWELL TURNING TO SPEAK TO REPORTERS AS HE WALKS BACK TO ENTRANCE OF BUILDING 0.27 4. MV/PAN: (SOUNDBITE) (English) POWELL SAYING "I hope that NATO will now realise that they have an obligation to assist a NATO member who asks for help, and Article 4 will produce a solution which will make sure that Turkey is not put at any risk." 0.46 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 26th February 2003 12:00
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  • Location: WASHINGTON D.C., UNITED STATES
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  • Country: USA
  • Reuters ID: LVAD5FGWE2ELVKEHL21X0NLNLH7O
  • Story Text: As France, Germany and Belgium blocked NATO efforts
    to begin planning for possible Iraqi attacks against Turkey, a
    move which deepened divisions in the alliance, U.S. Secretary
    of State Colin Powell said he hoped NATO realised its
    obligation to assist NATO members who ask for help.



    U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Monday
    (February 10) that NATO had an obligation to offer Turkey
    assistance in the event of a war against Iraq.

    "I hope that NATO will now realise that they have an
    obligation to assist a NATO member who asks for help, and
    Article 4 will produce a solution to make sure that Turkey is
    not put at any risk," Powell told reporters after talks with
    Australian Prime Minister John Howard.

    France, Germany and Belgium blocked proposals to start
    planning for the deployment to Turkey of AWACS surveillance
    planes, Patriot missiles and anti-chemical and anti-biological
    warfare teams.

    The three NATO members have argued that preparations to
    defend Turkey could undermine diplomatic efforts to avert a
    war in Iraq.
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