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Titolo: Turkey calls Nato meeting on warplane downed by Syria

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18568207
 
 
Turkey calls Nato meeting on warplane downed by Syria
 
Syria said it engaged the aircraft in its airspace "according to the 
laws that govern such situations"
 
Ankara has invoked Article 4 of Nato's charter, under which 
consultations can be requested when an ally feels their security is 
threatened, officials say.
 
Earlier, Turkey's foreign minister said the F-4 Phantom was in 
international airspace when it was shot down.
 
Syria has insisted the jet was engaged while it was inside its airspace.
 
It has also said no act of hostility was intended, noting that as soon 
the military discovered the "unidentified" aircraft was Turkish its navy 
joined efforts to rescue the two crew members.
 
The Turkish coast guard is still searching for them in the Mediterranean 
Sea, though hopes are fading of them being found alive.
 
Turkish news channels are reporting that the wreckage of the jet has 
been located in Syrian territorial waters at a depth of 1,300m (4 
265ft), according the Reuters news agency.
 
The government has also reportedly issued a diplomatic note to Syria.
 
'Training mission'
 
Nato spokeswoman Oana Lungescu said the North Atlantic Council, the 
principal political decision-making body within the military alliance, 
would meet in Brussels on Tuesday to discuss the incident.
 
"Under article 4, any ally can request consultations whenever, in the 
opinion of any of them, their territorial integrity, political 
independence or security is threatened."
 
Turkey wants to be sure of the strongest backing once it decides its 
official response, reports the BBC's Jonathan Head in Istanbul.
 
The government has promised that it will be strong, decisive and 
legitimate, and that it will share all the information it has with the 
public.
 
Earlier, Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu became the first senior 
Turkish official to challenge Syria's account of the downing of the jet.
 
After lengthy meetings with military chiefs, he told TRT state 
television that the unarmed jet had "momentarily" entered Syrian 
airspace by mistake on Friday but had left when it was shot down 15 
minutes later.
 
"According to our conclusions, our plane was shot down in international 
airspace, 13 nautical miles (24km) from Syria," he said.
 
 
Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said the aircraft was unarmed, and on a 
routine training mission
According to international law, a country's airspace extends 12 nautical 
miles (22.2km) from its coastline, corresponding with its territorial 
waters.
 
Mr Davutoglu also insisted that the jet had not been on a "covert 
mission related to Syria" but had instead been carrying out a training 
flight to test Turkey's radar capabilities.
 
He said the plane had not "shown any hostility", been clearly marked as 
Turkish, and that he did not agree with the Syrian military's statement 
that it had not known to whom it belonged.
 
UK Foreign Secretary William Hague said the Syrian military's actions 
were "outrageous" and underlined "how far beyond accepted behaviour the 
Syrian regime has put itself".
 
"It will be held to account for its behaviour. The UK stands ready to 
pursue robust action at the United Nations Security Council," he said.
 
'Unidentified target'
 
The Turkish military said it lost radio contact with the F-4 Phantom at 
11:58 (08:58 GMT) on Friday while it was flying over Hatay province, 
about 90 minutes after it took off from Erhac airbase in the province of 
Malatya, to the north-west.
 
Later, the Syrian military said an "unidentified air target" had 
penetrated Syrian airspace from the west at 11:40 local time (08:40 
GMT), travelling at very low altitude and at high speed.
 
It said that in line with the laws prevailing in such cases, Syrian air 
defences engaged the craft, and scored a direct hit about 1km (0.5 
nautical miles) from its coastline.
 
It burst into flames, and crashed into the sea at a point 10km (5 
nautical miles) from the village of Om al-Tuyour, off the coast of 
Latakia province, well within Syrian territorial waters, the statement 
added.
 
Relations between Nato-member Turkey and Syria, once close allies, have 
deteriorated sharply since the uprising against Syrian President Bashar 
al-Assad began in March 2011. More than 30,000 Syrian refugees have fled 
the violence across the border into Turkey.
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Namib
 
Chacun appelle "idées claires" celles qui sont au même degré de 
confusion que les siennes propres (M. Proust)
 

 Turkey calls Nato meeting on warplane downed by Syria
 
A quanto pare stanno cercando di usare la cosa come pretesto dopo aver
inziiato invece con una ragionevole posizione. Probabilmente c'è stata una
telefonata da parte della Clinton "la Pazza".
C'è da sperare che la Russia giochi d'anticipo per evitare l'ennesima
avventura bellica sanguinosa
 
Ciao!
 
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 avventura bellica sanguinosa
 
Ha già chiesto un preventivo ad Assitalia...
 
 
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I am just a figment of your imagination.
 
 

Emilio di Roccabruna ha scritto:
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Pessima scelta.
Per la loro classe di merito, direi che gli conviene una bonus malus
dell'Unipol
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