NATO´s Air Police mission to be undertaken by Turkey in Baltic Airspace
Ankara Anatolia news agency (30.03.06) reported from Ankara:
Turkey will undertake "air police" mission in Baltic air space, Turkish Foreign Ministry (MFA) executives said.
Releasing a statement, MFA executives indicated that Turkey will patrol the air space of Baltic states between April 1st and July 31st, 2006 within the scope of NATO Council resolution.
According to MFA executives, four recreational aircraft and military personnel will be deployed at Lithuania's Siauliai Airport.
MFA executives stressed that this mission will further improve Turkey's relations with Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
Under a Council resolution, NATO member states are patrolling the Baltic skies rotatingly in three-month terms since March 29th, 2004.