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NATO shows support for migrant naval operation in Aegean: US

NATO and all the parties indicated willingness for NATO to support and be a part of that operation, Carter said.

NATO and all the parties indicated willingness for NATO to support and be a part of that operation, Carter said.

Brussels

: NATO is willing to support a German, Greek and Turkish request for help in monitoring Turkey's Aegean Sea coast for migrant smugglers, Pentagon chief Ashton Carter said on Thursday.

-"NATO and all the parties at the table this morning indicated willingness for NATO to support and be a part of that operation,-" Carter said at the 28-nation alliance's headquarters in Brussels.

-"All three of those countries emphasised the need for NATO to act quickly, with which the United States strongly agrees, because this is people's lives and destinies at stake.-"

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