2011-09-09
ANKARA - Turkey said Friday NATO's missile system targeted no specific country after Iran heightened criticism of Ankara's plan to host an early-warning radar.
"This system is not against any country. It aims at the defense of NATO sphere," Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman Selcuk Unal told a weekly news conference in Ankara.
On Thursday, Iran toughened its criticism of the Turkish plan to host the early warning radar system allocated by the United States to NATO, saying it would create tension and lead to "complicated consequences."
Leaders of the 28-member NATO alliance gave their backing last year for the Europe-wide ballistic missile shield -- which US officials say is aimed at thwarting missile threats from the Middle East, particularly Iran.
Source: Middle East Online.
Link: http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=47996.
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