NATO says it will contribute to funding of Afghan security forces
NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen says the alliance's
foreign ministers have had a "productive" session with
Afghanistan's foreign minister in Brussels,Radio Liberty
reported.
The December 5 meeting focused on the handover of security
responsibilities to Afghan forces by the end of 2014 and a new NATO
mission to train more soldiers and police officers.
Rasmussen told journalists that NATO will contribute to the funding
of Afghan security forces after 2014.
NATO foreign ministers also held a meeting of the NATO-Georgia
Commission with Georgian Foreign Minister Maia Panjikidze.
Rasmussen described NATO's commitment to Georgia as "solid."
On December 4, the ministers also met and approved NATO member
Turkey's request to have Patriot surface-to-air defense missiles
deployed on its territory to protect the country from possible
attacks from neighboring Syria.
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