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Wednesday, July 26, 2006

Turkey to Consider Role in Peacekeeping

"Turkey to Consider Role in Peacekeeping

By LOUIS MEIXLER
The Associated Press
Tuesday, July 25, 2006; 7:29 AM

ANKARA, Turkey -- Turkey, NATO's only Muslim member, would consider playing a major role in a peacekeeping force in Lebanon, a Foreign Ministry official said Tuesday.

The official, who requested anonymity because of the sensitivity of the subject, said Turkey would first want to see a strong U.N. mandate for the force that would define its role, where it served and its rules of engagement."

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