NATO warns on Syria-Turkey escalation, tackles Afghanistan
Published on 9 October 2012 - 5:48pm
NATO warned Tuesday against any escalation in hostilities between Syria and Turkey after border artillery exchanges as alliance defence ministers reviewed a difficult withdrawal from Afghanistan.
NATO head Anders Fogh Rasmussen said the pullout of NATO Afghan combat forces by end-2014 would top the agenda at a two-day ministers' meeting which will review defence commitments and how to meet them in times of austerity.
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