Turkey will take on its own shoulders the formation of the group increased readiness of the NATO response Force in 2021, said the Prime Minister of Turkey Ahmet Davutoglu.

"Turkey made a proposal to take upon his own shoulders the responsibility" framework of the country "for combined joint task force high readiness (VJTF) in 2021," said Davutoglu before the meeting of foreign Ministers of countries-members of NATO with their partners in the mission in Afghanistan.

Member countries of the NATO Wales summit in September 2014 has approved an action Plan for maintaining readiness, the need for which in the Alliance attributed to explain Russia's actions in Ukraine. Under this plan it Was decided, for example, to make the inside of the NATO response Force group increased combat readiness, which would be able to send into the territory in the fall for several days.

at the beginning of winter, the blessed Alliance development transition team of high alert, with the participation of the armed forces of Germany, the Netherlands and Norway, and in February, NATO has defined its characteristics. It was agreed that this group would consist of land of a population of five thousand people, with the assistance of air, naval and special forces.

The main contingent for the group of countries-members of NATO will provide, on a rotating basis, in 2016 "framework government" will be Spain, followed by France, Germany, Italy, Poland and the United Kingdom.

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