GEORGIA, ARMENIA REMOVED FROM TURKEY'S THREAT LIST
People's Daily Online
Nov 1 2010
China
The National Security Council of Turkey has taken Georgia and Armenia
out of its list of neighboring countries which pose security threats,
according to news reports reaching here Monday.
The Turkish security council had earlier approved of the change in the
list, which previously included Georgia and Armenia among countries
believed to have posed threat to Turkey's security.
Turkey has also removed Bulgaria and Syria from the list.
A recent public opinion poll conducted by the Ankara-based
International Strategic Research Organization has revealed that
the Turks have listed the United States, Israel, France, Armenia,
Greece and Russia as among countries which they think are posing
great security threat to their country.
The surveyed Turks see no threat from Bulgaria and Georgia, two of
their seven neighboring countries which also include Armenia, Greece,
Iran, Iraq and Syria, the paper added.
From: A. Papazian
People's Daily Online
Nov 1 2010
China
The National Security Council of Turkey has taken Georgia and Armenia
out of its list of neighboring countries which pose security threats,
according to news reports reaching here Monday.
The Turkish security council had earlier approved of the change in the
list, which previously included Georgia and Armenia among countries
believed to have posed threat to Turkey's security.
Turkey has also removed Bulgaria and Syria from the list.
A recent public opinion poll conducted by the Ankara-based
International Strategic Research Organization has revealed that
the Turks have listed the United States, Israel, France, Armenia,
Greece and Russia as among countries which they think are posing
great security threat to their country.
The surveyed Turks see no threat from Bulgaria and Georgia, two of
their seven neighboring countries which also include Armenia, Greece,
Iran, Iraq and Syria, the paper added.
From: A. Papazian