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The Times Of India
September 17, 2002


Rumsfeld could propose new Nato force: Official 

 
BRUSSELS (AFP): US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld
may propose the creation of a new response force at a
meeting of Nato ministers in Warsaw next week, an
official said on Monday.


If agreed upon, the force would be "very high
profile," said the official, giving no further details
ahead of the defence ministers' informal talks on
September 24-25 in the Polish capital.


"We may also get a briefing by the American defense
secretary on some proposals which we believe the
Americans may table on something called the 'Nato
response force'.


"It's an idea which is being worked up and we're
expecting Mr. Rumsfeld to tell us about that at Warsaw
and then the ministers can discuss it and decide
whether if it's something which they want to go
forward. 


The official added: "I'm talking about something which
has not yet been tabled... so I can't really give any
details."


The idea of such a permanent multi-national force,
which would be able to be rapidly deployed, has
surfaced recently amid reflections on how to adapt
Nato's role in particular to fight against terrorism,
in the wake of the September 11 attacks.


No official decisions will be taken at the Warsaw
meeting, likely to be dominated by preparations for a
Nato summit in Prague in November to decide on the
Alliance's expansion, added the official. 


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