Congress 108 - HRES 81 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization must begin to plan steps for the defense of Turkey as requested by that nation.

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Aggression Albania Alliances Armed Forces and National Security Belgium Collective security Croatia Estonia Europe France Germany International Affairs Iraq Iraq compilation Latvia Lithuania Macedonia Middle East and North Africa Military agreements Military assistance NATO countries NATO military forces Romania Slovakia Slovenia Treaties Turkey

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Declares that the United States: (1) must honor its treaty commitment to defend Turkey should it be attacked by Iraq; (2) must assist Turkey in planning its defense as requested by the Turkish government in the North Atlantic Council (NAC), regardless of whether such action is approved by the NAC or such action is blocked within the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO); and (3) should encourage all NATO allies to fulfill their treaty commitments to give similar assistance to the Turkish government.

Declares that Turkey's invocation of the North Atlantic Treaty on February 10, 2003, means that France, Germany, and Belgium must honor their North Atlantic Treaty commitments and approve Turkey's request that NATO begin planning steps to defend it against a possible attack from Iraq.

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Feb 13, 2003

Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Feb 13, 2003

Introduced in House

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