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TURKMENIA TURNS DOWN GERMAN REQUEST TO USE ITS AIR SPACE ASHKHABAD, January 7, 2002, /RIA Novosti correspondent Victor Panov/ -- Turkmenia, which is a neutral country, won't permit Germany to use its territory as a base for German military aircraft, which support the International Security Assistance Forces (ISAF) in Afghanistan. This was stated here today by President Saparmurat Niyazov of Turkmenia during his conversation with Germany's Ambassador Hans Mattern. Niyazov explained his refusal by the fact that Turkmenia's involvement in settling the Afghan conflict was regulated by the positive-neutrality statute, which had been delegated to him by the international community. The positive-neutrality statute doesn't allow my country to support any armed forces in the region or elsewhere, Niyazov added. My country is always open to humanitarian missions; among other things, this is proved by the fact that Turkmenia has provided air and ground corridors for humanitarian relief aid being earmarked for Afghanistan, Niyazov stressed. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail! http://promo.yahoo.com/videomail/ ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: archive@jab.org EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9WB2D Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
