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Thursday, October 28, 2010

US and Turkey clash looms over Nato

"US and Turkey clash looms over Nato

By Daniel Dombey in Washington, Delphine Strauss in Ankara and James Blitz in London

Published: October 28 2010 20:47 | Last updated: October 28 2010 20:47

The US and Turkey are trying to stave off a clash at next month’s Nato summit after a year in which Ankara’s traditional ties to the west were strained.

At issue is Turkey’s reluctance to endorse Nato-wide missile defence plans, as well as its objections to language in the alliance’s new guiding “strategic concept”."
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