>U.S. SECRETARY OF DEFENSE COHEN GIVES SUPPORT TO TURKEY ABOUT ESDI >WASHINGTON D.C. - William Cohen, the U.S. Secretary of Defense said on >Thursday that the European Security and Defense Initiative (ESDI) >should be set up within the framework of NATO and he extended support >to Turkey's view. > >Speaking in the conference on ''Transatlantic Forum,'' organized by >the West European Union (WEU), Cohen said that the new European >initiative shouldn't divide Europe, adding ''ESDI should come true >under the umbrella of NATO.'' > >Countries which are members of NATO but not members of EU like Turkey >shouldn't be considered as a spectator and these countries should take >part in the decision mechanism, he stressed. > >ESDI, on which EU works for the last 1,5 years, foresees establishment >of a new defense organization which will take the place of WEU. > >EU countries plan to set up a European Rapid Employment Force of >50,000-60,000 people. EU officials say that Turkey can't have equal >say in ESDI as it is not a full member of EU. > > > >-- >Press Agency Ozgurluk >In Support of the Peoples Liberation Struggle in Turkey and Kurdistan >http://www.ozgurluk.org > __________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. Box 66 00841 Helsinki - Finland +358-40-7177941, fax +358-9-7591081 e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.kominf.pp.fi ___________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe/unsubscribe messages mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ___________________________________
