Press
Release
(2000)
118
6
Dec. 2000 |
Statement
by the Secretary General of NATO,
Lord Robertson,
on Confidence Building Measures
between Greece and Turkey
- The Secretary General of NATO,
Lord Robertson, is pleased to be
able to announce that the talks
on Confidence Building Measures
which he has been conducting since
the beginning of November, have
led to a first result. These talks
followed an invitation from the
Governments of Greece and Turkey.
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At a meeting between the Secretary
General and the Permanent Representatives
of Greece and Turkey, the two
countries have agreed to notify
each other, in the framework of
the annual exercise conference
of NATO, of their respective national
exercise schedules for the following
year. They will also notify the
other side through the usual diplomatic
channels on a case-by-case basis
of any subsequent changes or additions
to these schedules.
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This mutual notification will
enable both sides to identify
as early as possible problems
which might be caused by exercises
overlapping in time and space.
The agreement will take effect
immediately, and the first exchange
of notifications will take place
at the NATO exercise conference
to be held in Naples on 11 and
12 December, 2000.
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The Secretary General will continue
his talks with the aim of reaching
further agreements on a number
of measures which both countries
have agreed to discuss with him.
He considers today's agreement
as an encouraging start to these
talks.
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