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http://www.armytimes.com/story.php?f=1-292925-837765.php Army Times April 01, 2002 Kazakhstan may allow limited use of airfields Associated Press ALMATY, Kazakhstan � Kazakhstan and the United States are holding talks on the anti-terrorist coalition�s possible use of an airfield in the Central Asian nation for emergency refueling. �We highly appreciate Kazakhstan�s constructive approach,� U.S. Ambassador Larry Napper told The Associated Press. �We are grateful to Kazakhstan for its friendly, active assistance to the international action against terror.� Kazakh Prime Minister Kasymzhomart Tokayev disclosed to Kazakh reporters that the country might offer a refueling stop, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said. According to the Interfax news agency, Tokayev said that �for military purposes a reserve airfield is necessary for emergencies, such as refueling in emergency circumstances.� U.S. and other forces are already deployed in the former Soviet republics of Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan to support the anti-terrorist coalition in Afghanistan. Military experts have also explored possible airfields for deployment in Tajikistan, which borders on Afghanistan. Coalition aircraft currently have the right to fly through Kazakh territory. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax http://http://taxes.yahoo.com/ --------------------------- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] 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 ==^================================================================
