WORLD_ SYRIA_ NATO to Bolster Turkey's Defenses, Says Not Reacting to Russia

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NATO to Bolster Turkey's Defenses, Says Not Reacting to Russia

By James G Neuger   Patrick Donahue 
December 2, 2015 — 7:00 AM AEDT

* Britain to send warplanes to allied airbase near Syrian border
* NATO says planning was under way before Russian jet downing


NATO said it will bolster Turkey’s air defenses, a week after the Turkish air force shot down a Russian bomber that strayed over the border while on a mission over Syria.

Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said the upgraded defenses on the 28-nation alliance’s southeastern flank were in the works “long before” the Nov. 24 incident and aren’t meant to provoke Russia.

“For several years NATO has augmented Turkish air defenses,” Stoltenberg told reporters after a meeting of allied foreign ministers in Brussels on Tuesday. “We will continue to do so.” He said military planners will make recommendations in coming weeks.

Turkey has drawn on Patriot missiles from North Atlantic Treaty Organization countries as border protection since the outbreak of Syria’s civil war. Part of the added firepower will come from British warplanes to be deployed to the allied airbase at Incirlik, not far from the Syrian border.

Stoltenberg appealed for direct contacts between Turkey and Russia to defuse tensions caused by the downing of the plane over Turkish airspace.

“Calm and de-escalation is now of the essence and I encourage direct dialogue between Moscow and Ankara,” he said.

NATO will also bulk up its Mediterranean naval force with the addition of ships from Denmark, Stoltenberg said.

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