北约开始实施第四条款紧急聚会讨论叙利亚击落其成员国战 ...

美联社和华盛顿邮报昨天报道说，北约星期二将召开紧急会议讨论叙利亚击落其成员国土耳其战机的事件。安卡拉叫嚣要对叙利亚采取报复手段。美国国务卿希拉里在星期天尖锐地抨击了叙利亚击落土耳其战斗机一事，她说：”美利坚合众国最强烈的谴责叙利亚政府这一无法令人接受的厚颜无耻的行为”。土耳其外长同时叫嚣叙利亚的行为是对国际法公开的粗暴挑衅。土耳其媒体日前报道说他们已经在地中海1300米深处找到了这架RF-4E战斗侦查机残骸，并说该机在发现已经误进叙利亚领空后立即退出，在被击落时已经飞离叙领空一海里，已经在国际空域。

北约的这次紧急会议是土耳其按照北约的华盛顿条约第四条章程要求召开的，上一次北约实施这第四条款是九年以前，那次也是土耳其因为和伊拉克关系吃紧要求进入程序的，但当时没有进入实施第五条款的程序，即是北约全体成员宣布和土耳其一起受到攻击从而介入冲突（又称为“集体防御条款”）。

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NATO will discuss downing of Turkish plane by Syria; Turkey considers retaliation


By Associated Press, Published: June 24

ANKARA, Turkey — NATO will hold emergency talks on Tuesday to discuss Syria’s downing of a Turkish jet fighter, but the alliance is not expected to take military action, even if it confirms Turkey’s claim that the unarmed plane was attacked in international airspace.

The incident has further raised regional tensions over the conflict in Syria, where some 40 people were reported killed Sunday in new clashes between rebels and government troops.

On Sunday, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton sharply criticized Syria for downing the Turkish plane, which Turkey’s Foreign Ministry called an “open and grave violation of international law” that would justify retaliation.

“The United States condemns this brazen and unacceptable act in the strongest possible terms,” Clinton said in Washington. “It is yet another reflection of the Syrian authorities’ callous disregard for international norms, human life, and peace and security.”

Clinton said Washington will maintain close contact with Turkish officials as they determine their response, including via the U.N. Security Council. “We will work with Turkey and other partners to hold the Assad regime accountable,” she said.

Turkish state media reported Sunday that the RF-4E reconnaissance plane’s wreckage was found in the Mediterranean Sea at a depth of 4,265 feet (1,300 meters), but officials did not confirm the report. The two pilots remained missing.

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said the jet was on a training flight to test Turkey’s radar capabilities, not spying on Syria. He said the plane mistakenly strayed into Syrian airspace Friday, but was quickly warned to leave by Turkish authorities and was a mile (1.6 kms) inside international airspace when it was shot down.

Syria insisted Saturday that the shooting was “not an attack” and that the aircraft had violated its airspace. But Turkish authorities say Syria didn’t warn the Turkish plane or send its own jets to confront it.

At the request of Turkey, NATO’s governing body will meet Tuesday to discuss the incident, said Oana Lungescu, a NATO spokeswoman. The consultations were called under article 4 of NATO’s founding Washington Treaty.

“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,” Lungescu said. The North Atlantic Council — the ambassadors of the 28 NATO countries — will decide whether to respond, she said.

The last time article 4 was invoked was nine years ago — also by Turkey — after tensions with neighboring Iraq escalated. However, that case did not lead to the invocation of article 5, which declares that an attack against any single NATO country shall be considered as an attack against them all.

“No one should dare to test Turkey’s capabilities,” Davutoglu said Sunday.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan was expected to make a statement Tuesday and might announce some retaliatory steps.

In a telephone interview with Turkish TV news channel A Haber on Saturday, Syrian Foreign Ministry spokesman Jihad Makdissi said the downing was “not an attack.””An unidentified object entered our air space and unfortunately as a result it was brought down. It was understood only later that it was a Turkish plane,” A Haber quoted Makdissi as saying. “There was no hostile act against Turkey whatsoever. It was just an act of defense for our sovereignty.”




美联社和华盛顿邮报昨天报道说，北约星期二将召开紧急会议讨论叙利亚击落其成员国土耳其战机的事件。安卡拉叫嚣要对叙利亚采取报复手段。美国国务卿希拉里在星期天尖锐地抨击了叙利亚击落土耳其战斗机一事，她说：”美利坚合众国最强烈的谴责叙利亚政府这一无法令人接受的厚颜无耻的行为”。土耳其外长同时叫嚣叙利亚的行为是对国际法公开的粗暴挑衅。土耳其媒体日前报道说他们已经在地中海1300米深处找到了这架RF-4E战斗侦查机残骸，并说该机在发现已经误进叙利亚领空后立即退出，在被击落时已经飞离叙领空一海里，已经在国际空域。

北约的这次紧急会议是土耳其按照北约的华盛顿条约第四条章程要求召开的，上一次北约实施这第四条款是九年以前，那次也是土耳其因为和伊拉克关系吃紧要求进入程序的，但当时没有进入实施第五条款的程序，即是北约全体成员宣布和土耳其一起受到攻击从而介入冲突（又称为“集体防御条款”）。

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wo ... QAGoJJzV_story.html

http://lt.cjdby.net/thread-1405766-1-1.html


NATO will discuss downing of Turkish plane by Syria; Turkey considers retaliation


By Associated Press, Published: June 24

ANKARA, Turkey — NATO will hold emergency talks on Tuesday to discuss Syria’s downing of a Turkish jet fighter, but the alliance is not expected to take military action, even if it confirms Turkey’s claim that the unarmed plane was attacked in international airspace.

The incident has further raised regional tensions over the conflict in Syria, where some 40 people were reported killed Sunday in new clashes between rebels and government troops.

On Sunday, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton sharply criticized Syria for downing the Turkish plane, which Turkey’s Foreign Ministry called an “open and grave violation of international law” that would justify retaliation.

“The United States condemns this brazen and unacceptable act in the strongest possible terms,” Clinton said in Washington. “It is yet another reflection of the Syrian authorities’ callous disregard for international norms, human life, and peace and security.”

Clinton said Washington will maintain close contact with Turkish officials as they determine their response, including via the U.N. Security Council. “We will work with Turkey and other partners to hold the Assad regime accountable,” she said.

Turkish state media reported Sunday that the RF-4E reconnaissance plane’s wreckage was found in the Mediterranean Sea at a depth of 4,265 feet (1,300 meters), but officials did not confirm the report. The two pilots remained missing.

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said the jet was on a training flight to test Turkey’s radar capabilities, not spying on Syria. He said the plane mistakenly strayed into Syrian airspace Friday, but was quickly warned to leave by Turkish authorities and was a mile (1.6 kms) inside international airspace when it was shot down.

Syria insisted Saturday that the shooting was “not an attack” and that the aircraft had violated its airspace. But Turkish authorities say Syria didn’t warn the Turkish plane or send its own jets to confront it.

At the request of Turkey, NATO’s governing body will meet Tuesday to discuss the incident, said Oana Lungescu, a NATO spokeswoman. The consultations were called under article 4 of NATO’s founding Washington Treaty.

“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,” Lungescu said. The North Atlantic Council — the ambassadors of the 28 NATO countries — will decide whether to respond, she said.

The last time article 4 was invoked was nine years ago — also by Turkey — after tensions with neighboring Iraq escalated. However, that case did not lead to the invocation of article 5, which declares that an attack against any single NATO country shall be considered as an attack against them all.

“No one should dare to test Turkey’s capabilities,” Davutoglu said Sunday.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan was expected to make a statement Tuesday and might announce some retaliatory steps.

In a telephone interview with Turkish TV news channel A Haber on Saturday, Syrian Foreign Ministry spokesman Jihad Makdissi said the downing was “not an attack.””An unidentified object entered our air space and unfortunately as a result it was brought down. It was understood only later that it was a Turkish plane,” A Haber quoted Makdissi as saying. “There was no hostile act against Turkey whatsoever. It was just an act of defense for our sovereignty.”