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Deployment of NATOs Patriot missiles near the Turkish-Syrian border is a clear step towards getting the alliance involved in the Syrian conflict, Russias Brussels-based envoy to NATO Alexander Grushko said Friday.
Mr. Grushko warned that Moscow was paying close attention to NATO officials public statements to this effect.
We have taken note of the strictly defensive nature of NATOs move, which is aimed at defusing the situation on the Turkish-Syrian border, as well as of the fact that NATO isnt intent to set up a no-fly zone, he stressed.
The Russian envoy also pointed out that Moscow believed the Syrian conflict had no military solution and could be resolved through political means alone.
NATO looking for suitable Patriot sites in Turkey
A NATO delegation started surveying military sites in Turkey Wednesday to deploy its Patriot missiles, a local news agency says.
Among selected sites is a military base in the countrys eastern Malatya province, the Diyarbakır and Sanliurfa provinces in respectively eastern and southeastern Turkey.
A joint EU military and defense chiefs meeting was convened in Brussels on November 20 to discuss Patriot shipments to Turkey. Germany agreed to dispatch two missile batteries to its southern ally, while the Netherlands will part with one.
The next day Turkey filed a request asking that intercepting ballistic missiles be deployed on its territory close to the Syrian border. Damascus criticized this moves as a provocation.
Patriot missiles on Syria-Turkey border under NATO command Rasmussen
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has announced that the Patriot rockets deployed at the Syrian-Turkish border would remain under the NATO control, Turkeys Zaman newspaper reports.
Of course, Turkey is a NATO member country, Mr. Rasmussen was quoted as saying.
He also stressed NATO wont hesitate to take further steps to protect Turkey from the Syrian threat.
Rasmussen said NATO experts were cooperating with the Turkish military in choosing the best sites for the alliances missile systems. Turkey will host the rockets at its own expense, he added.
NATO representatives,Turkish servicemen to examine sites for Patriot Missile Air-Defence Systems
A delegation of NATO representatives and of the Turkish army will start examining Tuesday the places for the planned deployment of the Patriot Missile Air-Defence Systems on Turkeys border with Syria, the General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces said.
The Patriot Missile Air-Defence Systems that Ankara asked NATO to supply it with are defensive in character and aimed against a possible missile attack on Syrias part, and will be used neither for the establishment of no-fly zones nor for offensive operations, the General Staff said.
Turkey, which is a NATO member, filed an official request to the NATO alliance last week with a request for supplying the Patriot Misslel Air-Defence Systems to it.
According to local media reports, a delegation consisting of 30 NATO experts will arrive in Turkey soon.
Among the most probable system where the Patriot missiles could be deployed are the Turkish provinces Diyarbakir, Urfa and Malatya in the south-east of the country/
Last week, Turkey, the NATO member, formally applied to the Alliance with a request for providing it with the Patriot complexes.
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said that Ankaras order will be immediately considered.
According to the statements of the Turkish General Staff posted on its web site, the works connected with the deployment of the anti-missile complexes and stationing of foreign troops in the country, will be carried out on the basis of the Memorandum, which will be signed in the framework of the existing NATO agreement.
Russian expert warns of possibility of large-scale war in Middle East
Turkey has asked NATO to deploy Patriot missiles on the Turkish side near the Turkish-Syrian border.
In an interview with the Voice of Russia, Russian analyst Konstantin Sivkov said: Deploying these missiles in Turkey will be dangerous for Syrian military planes this is obvious. A lesser obvious thing is that Turkey is getting ready for a war against Syria. If an attack on Syria from the territory of Turkey does take place, this will most likely be an attack not of the Turkish army, but of NATOs forces.
The Middle East is getting ready for a large-sale battle which will very likely affect the Russian part of the Caucasus, and this, in its turn, will be reflected on the entire Russia, Mr. Sivkov added.
Voice of Russia, Interfax, RIA
Patriot deployment a 'step towards NATO involvement' in Syria conflict - ambassador: Voice of Russia
Mr. Grushko warned that Moscow was paying close attention to NATO officials public statements to this effect.
We have taken note of the strictly defensive nature of NATOs move, which is aimed at defusing the situation on the Turkish-Syrian border, as well as of the fact that NATO isnt intent to set up a no-fly zone, he stressed.
The Russian envoy also pointed out that Moscow believed the Syrian conflict had no military solution and could be resolved through political means alone.
NATO looking for suitable Patriot sites in Turkey
A NATO delegation started surveying military sites in Turkey Wednesday to deploy its Patriot missiles, a local news agency says.
Among selected sites is a military base in the countrys eastern Malatya province, the Diyarbakır and Sanliurfa provinces in respectively eastern and southeastern Turkey.
A joint EU military and defense chiefs meeting was convened in Brussels on November 20 to discuss Patriot shipments to Turkey. Germany agreed to dispatch two missile batteries to its southern ally, while the Netherlands will part with one.
The next day Turkey filed a request asking that intercepting ballistic missiles be deployed on its territory close to the Syrian border. Damascus criticized this moves as a provocation.
Patriot missiles on Syria-Turkey border under NATO command Rasmussen
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has announced that the Patriot rockets deployed at the Syrian-Turkish border would remain under the NATO control, Turkeys Zaman newspaper reports.
Of course, Turkey is a NATO member country, Mr. Rasmussen was quoted as saying.
He also stressed NATO wont hesitate to take further steps to protect Turkey from the Syrian threat.
Rasmussen said NATO experts were cooperating with the Turkish military in choosing the best sites for the alliances missile systems. Turkey will host the rockets at its own expense, he added.
NATO representatives,Turkish servicemen to examine sites for Patriot Missile Air-Defence Systems
A delegation of NATO representatives and of the Turkish army will start examining Tuesday the places for the planned deployment of the Patriot Missile Air-Defence Systems on Turkeys border with Syria, the General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces said.
The Patriot Missile Air-Defence Systems that Ankara asked NATO to supply it with are defensive in character and aimed against a possible missile attack on Syrias part, and will be used neither for the establishment of no-fly zones nor for offensive operations, the General Staff said.
Turkey, which is a NATO member, filed an official request to the NATO alliance last week with a request for supplying the Patriot Misslel Air-Defence Systems to it.
According to local media reports, a delegation consisting of 30 NATO experts will arrive in Turkey soon.
Among the most probable system where the Patriot missiles could be deployed are the Turkish provinces Diyarbakir, Urfa and Malatya in the south-east of the country/
Last week, Turkey, the NATO member, formally applied to the Alliance with a request for providing it with the Patriot complexes.
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said that Ankaras order will be immediately considered.
According to the statements of the Turkish General Staff posted on its web site, the works connected with the deployment of the anti-missile complexes and stationing of foreign troops in the country, will be carried out on the basis of the Memorandum, which will be signed in the framework of the existing NATO agreement.
Russian expert warns of possibility of large-scale war in Middle East
Turkey has asked NATO to deploy Patriot missiles on the Turkish side near the Turkish-Syrian border.
In an interview with the Voice of Russia, Russian analyst Konstantin Sivkov said: Deploying these missiles in Turkey will be dangerous for Syrian military planes this is obvious. A lesser obvious thing is that Turkey is getting ready for a war against Syria. If an attack on Syria from the territory of Turkey does take place, this will most likely be an attack not of the Turkish army, but of NATOs forces.
The Middle East is getting ready for a large-sale battle which will very likely affect the Russian part of the Caucasus, and this, in its turn, will be reflected on the entire Russia, Mr. Sivkov added.
Voice of Russia, Interfax, RIA
Patriot deployment a 'step towards NATO involvement' in Syria conflict - ambassador: Voice of Russia
