NATO calls emergency meeting at Turkey's request

NATO announced that ambassadors of the group’s 28 member states have been called to an emergency meeting to be held tomorrow in Brussels at the request of Turkey.

“The allies were summoned under Article IV of NATO’s founding Washington Treaty,” a statement by NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said yesterday.

“Turkey requested the meeting in view of the seriousness of the situation after the heinous terrorist attacks in recent days, and also to inform allies of the measures it is taking.”

“NATO allies follow developments very closely and stand in solidarity with Turkey,” it added.

A statement issued by the Turkish Foreign Ministry earlier in the day said Ankara had called for an emergency NATO meeting to discuss its response to ISIS and Kurdish opposition forces with continued air strikes over the weekend.