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    Anadolu Agency, Turkey
    July 16 2010


    Turkey "discreetly" assessing Armenian border opening for NATO exercise



    Ankara, 16 July: The spokesman for the Turkish Ministry of Foreign
    Affairs (MFA), Burak Ozugergin, said [on] Friday [16 July] the opening
    of the Turkish-Armenian border temporarily for passage of equipment to
    be used in a NATO military exercise between 11 and 17 September was
    being evaluated discreetly.

    Answering a question on the NATO military exercise, Ozugergin said
    that the Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Centre (EADRCC)
    of NATO conducted a military exercise for extraordinary circumstances
    every year.

    In 2010, the EADRCC military exercise will take place in Armenia with
    the participation of around 20 countries. Turkey is expected to join
    the military exercise. The military exercise is designed to fight
    against natural disasters. We are discreetly evaluating opening the
    Turkish-Armenian border temporarily in the event a request comes for
    the passage of equipment to be used in the military exercise,
    Ozugergin also said.




    From: A. Papazian
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