German cabinet approves missile, troop deployment in Turkey
时间：2012-12-07 08:41:03
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BERLIN, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- The German cabinet on Thursday agreed to participate in a NATO mission sending Patriot1 missiles and some 400 soldiers to Turkey to help the country cope with potential security threats from Syria.
"Turkey is currently the most-affected partner in the Syria conflict. It is exposed to a potential threat from Syria," the foreign and
defense2 ministries3 said in a
joint4 statement.
Turkey, a
vocal5 opponent of the Syrian government, had asked NATO to reinforce its air defense facilities as the conflict between Syrian government and rebels pose a mounting threat to Turkish citizens living close to borders.
In October, several
artillery6 shells from Syria struck a Turkish border town and killed five
civilians7.
NATO approved Turkey's request for Patriot missiles on Tuesday. The alliance said that Germany, the Netherlands and the United States would contribute the missile batteries, which will come under the command of the
Supreme8 Allied9 Commander Europe.
The German ministries stressed the aid defense
deployment10 in Turkey was "a
purely11 defensive12 measure" aimed at preventing the Syrian conflict from spreading to Turkey and does not represent "the establishment of or monitoring of a no-fly-zone over Syrian territory."
The cabinet's decision still needs approval of the Bundestag, or the lower house of parliament, which is due to vote on the
mandate13 early next week. Although there is some objection from
opposition14 parties, German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said he expected "a broad majority" at the vote.
NATO had said that the deployment would start "within weeks" after member states finished their domestic legal processes.
The foreign and defense ministries said the suggested mandate would run until Jan. 31, 2014.
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