Press Release: NATO Foreign Ministers address challenges to the south, agree new hybrid strategy and assurance measures for Turkey

NATO Foreign Ministers took steps to further the Alliance’s adaptation to security challenges from the south on the 1 December 2015. The ministers reviewed the progress of the global coalition against ISIL, measures taken since the terrorist attacks in Paris, and the Vienna talks to find a political solution to the conflict in Syria.

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ESO: Background information: NATO Could Play a De-escalating Role in the Russia-Turkey Confrontation http://www.europeansources.info/record/nato-could-play-a-de-escalating-role-in-the-russia-turkey-confrontation/

ESO: Background information: Russian warplane shot down near Turkey-Syria border / Turkey feels Putin’s fury over downed fighter http://www.europeansources.info/record/russian-warplane-shot-down-near-turkey-syria-border-turkey-feels-putins-fury-over-downed-fighter/

ESO: Background information: NATO Ministerial Meeting: Meeting of NATO Ministers of Defence, Brussels, Belgium, 8 October 2015 http://www.europeansources.info/record/nato-ministerial-meeting-meeting-of-nato-ministers-of-defence-brussels-belgium-8-october-2015/

Euro|Topics: Main Focus, 02.12.15: Nato to send Turkey reinforcements http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/archiv_dossier/DOSSIER174252-Nato-to-send-Turkey-reinforcements

ESO: Background information: Syrian Diplomacy Renewed: From Vienna to Raqqa http://www.europeansources.info/record/syrian-diplomacy-renewed-from-vienna-to-raqqa/

Today's Zaman, 02.12.15: NATO plans to bolster Turkey’s air defense at Syrian border http://www.todayszaman.com/diplomacy_nato-plans-to-bolster-turkeys-air-defense-at-syrian-border_405868.html

Sputnik International, 02.12.15: As NATO's Eastern Outpost, Alliance Must Support Turkey 'No Matter What' http://sputniknews.com/politics/20151202/1031142712/turkey-nato-outpost.html

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