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Wednesday, December 5, 2012

NATO Assad warns of an immediate reaction if used chemical weapons


The Secretary General of NATO Anders Fogh Rasmussen has warned the Syrian regime of Bashar Assad that the use of chemical weapons would be "completely unacceptable" and would trigger"immediate reaction" from the international community. Rasmussen, at a press conference prior to the start of the meeting of foreign ministers in Brussels Alliance, said the Syrian chemical weapons arsenal is cause for "great concern" for NATO . In this sense, yesterday U.S. President Barack Obama warned the Syrian president that the use of chemical weapons would be unacceptable and "would have consequences" if it were to occur. For its part, the regime of President Assad has promised not to use chemical weapons against his own people, for having them, according to state television quoted Foreign Ministry. "We know that Syria has missiles with chemical weapons. So it is a matter of urgency ensure effective protection and defense of our Turkish ally," said Danish politician. Rasmussen was referring to one of the central issues of the agenda of the meeting that the twenty-eight allied foreign ministers held in Brussels today and tomorrow, as is the deployment of Patriot missile type in the Turkish border with Syria to prevent a possible attack Damascus. "I hope that Germany, Holland and the U.S. can effectively perform the Patriot deployment in Turkey in a few weeks," Rasmussen said, while noting that "the objective of this deployment will ensure an effective defense of the territory and the Turkish population". The Secretary General also noted that "it is a purely defensive measure, and no intention of preparing offensive operations, but enforce the defense of Turkey." Shipment of missiles initially will handle the U.S., Germany and the Netherlands , the three NATO countries that have such missiles. All three have given "indications" that contribute to operating in response to the request made ​​by Turkey. The Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs, Frans Timmermans said on arrival at Allied headquarters in Brussels that "the idea is to support Turkey Holland" and reported that his Government will take the proposal prior to its parliament. In the same vein, his German counterpart, Guido Westerwelle , said that the German Government will discuss the details of the deployment "this week" and then seek parliamentary approval. "For us, one thing is absolutely clear, we are united as an organization to defend our allies," he said. In the same line ruled the Spanish José Manuel García-Margallo , for whom NATO must "defend a loyal ally as Turkey." The Italian Minister, Giulio Terzi , also endorsed support for Turkey and Rasmussen repeated warning to Assad, stressing that the use of chemical weapons would be "totally unacceptable". The arrival of the missiles to Turkish soil may take even weeks and the plan is that this capacity serves to protect population centers and key infrastructure of the threat of war in neighboring Syria, from where you have fallen repeatedly projectiles Turkish territory.

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