Thursday, August 21, 2008

Turkish National Security Council meets over strategic issues

"Turkish National Security Council meets over strategic issues

Istanbul, 21 August – The Turkish National Security Council (MGK) met today at the headquarters of the Turkish Staff Officers' school in Istanbul for a thorough discussion about the repercussions of the NATO-Russian crisis over Georgia on the balance of power in the Caucasus region and its consequences for Turkey's national security interests. Prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is scheduled to brief the MGC on his visits to Russia, Georgia and Azerbaijan, and foreign minister Ali Babacan will report about the NATO emergency meeting that took place in Brussels two days ago."

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