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NATO Chief Calls For Calm, Dialogue Between Russia And Turkey

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NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg on Tuesday called for calm and contacts between Moscow and Ankara after NATO member Turkey shot down a Russian fighter jet near the Syrian border.

 

“I look forward to further contacts between Ankara and Moscow and call for calm and de-escalation,” Stoltenberg said after an extraordinary meeting of NATO ambassadors in Brussels.

 

The NATO chief noted that work had to be done on developing and strengthening mechanisms to avoid such situations in the future.

 

He further said that the military alliance stood in solidarity with Turkey and supported the country’s territorial integrity.

 

(dpa/NAN)

Ukraine & Rebels Sign Ceasefire Truce Deal

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Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels in the east have signed a truce deal to end almost five months of fighting. The two sides agreed to stop firing by 15:00 GMT and the truce appeared to be holding. But the rebels said the truce had not changed their policy of advocating splitting from Ukraine.

Meanwhile, NATO has agreed to form a multi-national “spearhead” force capable of deploying within 48 hours.

The takeover – which followed the annexation by Russia of the southern Crimea peninsula in March – prompted a military operation by Ukrainian forces to retake the cities.