Confidence-building between Greece and Turkey

NATO Secretary General Lord Robertson announced in a statement released on 6 December that talks on confidence-building measures between Greece and Turkey have led to an agreement between the two countries to notify each other in advance of national exercises. The first exchange of notifications took place at NATO's annual exercise conference held in Naples, Italy, on 11 and 12 December 2000. Subsequent changes to the schedules announced in the framework of the yearly exercise conferences will be notified through the usual diplomatic channels on a case-by-case basis.