Turkey Launches NATO Talks On Mine-Clearing

ANKARA [MENL] -- Turkey has launched talks with NATO on mine clearance along
the border with Syria.
The Turkish Defense Ministry began negotiations with the NATO
Maintenance and Supply Agency for a project to remove 615,000 landmines
along the 500-kilometer border with Syria. The ministry said the Western
alliance could oversee and select subcontractors for the mine-clearance
project.