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http://www.turkishdailynews.com/FrTDN/latest/for.htm#f7 Turkish Daily News April 17, 2002 Ziyal, Grossman to discuss need for increased NATO involvement against terrorism -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- U.S. State Department Undersecretary Marc Grossman met with Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Ugur Ziyal on Tuesday to discuss the need for NATO involvement in the U.S.-led international war on terrorism. Grossman told reporters after the meeting that they hoped a solution could be found by Turkey and the European Union over the European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP), commenting that Turkey should be part of the ESDP. Ziyal said that the emphasis was on three leading topics during the negotiations: "Initially, the development of new capabilities concerning the new tactics being improved in the aftermath of Sept. 11; the reevaluation of the enlargement of NATO; and the relations between NATO and Russia. We share common views," he stated. Grossman indicated that he brought three suggestions prior to the Prague summit and received positive reactions from the Turkish side. "We discussed new struggling tactics against terrorism and weapons of mass destruction, NATO enlargement, NATO's relations with Russia, Central Asia and the Ukraine," Grossman said. NATO should be strengthened to defend its 19 member states against terrorism and biological and chemical weapons, senior U.S. and Turkish officials said on Tuesday. "These are the new threats," Grossman told reporters in Ankara, where the meeting was held. "I think the (Turkish) Undersecretary and I agreed that these are the kinds of things the alliance ought be talking about." Grossman is holding talks with officials in nine European capitals on expanding the alliance to include new members. The new members are expected to be invited to join, at a NATO summit in the Czech capital Prague in November. Nine countries have applied to join NATO, including Baltic countries Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia as well as Slovakia, Slovenia, Bulgaria and Romania. Grossman and Ziyal declined to name which countries would be invited to join, but Ziyal said the United States and Turkey shared similar views on enlargement. "Turkey wants expansion to be as broad as possible," Ziyal said. Turkey has expressed strong backing for the applications of its Balkan neighbors, Romania and Bulgaria. Grossman, who previously served as the U.S. Ambassador to Turkey, is the U.S. administration official with the most experience in Turkey and Turkey-related affairs. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax http://taxes.yahoo.com/ --------------------------- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: archive@jab.org EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9617B 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 ==^================================================================
