"Turkey renews deal allowing US military to use base
20 Apr 2005 16:38:37 GMT
Source: Reuters
ANKARA, April 20 (Reuters) - Turkey said on Wednesday it would extend for another year an agreement allowing the United States to use its Incirlik airbase for planes supplying U.S. and allied forces in Iraq and Afghanistan.
But the U.S. embassy in Ankara said it was still awaiting notification and said it remained unclear whether Turkey would grant its request for a widening of the terms of the existing deal, including blanket clearance for all flights."
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