JAAP DE HOOP SCHEFFER UNDERLINES TURKEY’S ROLE IN NEW NATO STRATEGY

/PanARMENIAN.Net/
08.06.2009 17:33 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ New NATO strategy attaches important role to Turkey,
NATO General Director Jaap de Hoop Scheffer announced in Ankara. The
new NATO strategy, according to him, envisages the formation of a
"group of wise men" consisting of 12 members. North Atlantic Alliance
would like Turkey to be represented in the group as one of the oldest
state parties to the political-military bloc, which has the second
largest army after US, RIA Novosti reports.