|
|
|
USIA - Text: Burns Statement On Operation Provide Comfort (96-07-31)
From: The United States Information Agency (USIA) Gopher at <gopher://gopher.usia.gov>
TEXT: BURNS STATEMENT ON OPERATION PROVIDE COMFORT, JULY 31
(Turkish Parliament extends operation until end of year) (170)
Washington -- The Turkish parliament has extended the mandate of Operation
Provide Comfort II until the end of December, according to a statement by
State Department Spokesman Nicholas Burns, released July 31.
Following is the text of the statement:
(Begin text)
The United States welcomes the decision by the Turkish parliament to extend
the mandate of Provide Comfort II until the end of December. Provide
Comfort II is a multilateral operation designed to protect all the peoples
of northern Iraq from the depredations of Saddam Hussein. Operation Provide
Comfort is working to deter Saddam Hussein's repression of the Iraqi people
and prevent a recurrence of the 1991 refugee crisis. Its members are
committed to preserving the independence, unity and territorial integrity
of Iraq.
The United States deeply appreciates the support of the Turkish parliament
in this multilateral effort.
(End text)
From the United States Information Agency (USIA) Gopher at gopher://gopher.usia.gov
|
