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Turkish-French feud won't undermine NATO, official says - Europe - International Herald Tribune

"Turkish-French feud won't undermine NATO, official says
Missions won't be affected, NATO says

BERLIN: The decision by Turkey to freeze military ties with France will have no impact on NATO peacekeeping missions, a spokesman for the military alliance said Thursday.

"After talking with the French and Turkish delegations this morning in NATO, we have been assured that NATO missions will not be affected," the spokesman, James Appathurai, said in Brussels. In Afghanistan, France and Turkey jointly command troops in Kabul and the surrounding region as part of the NATO forces there."

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