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NATO assess plans to send military equipment, aid to help quake victims
Published in Saudi Press Agency on 11 - 10 - 2005


NATO member nations were
assessing plans Tuesday to send helicopters and troops from
the alliance's peacekeeping mission in Afghanistan along
with airlifts of aid from Europe in response to a Pakistani
request to help earthquake victims.
The alliance's 26 ambassadors were expected to approve
plans drafted by NATO commanders when they gather later
Tuesday, officials said.
Germany has already sent in troops detached from the
alliance force in Afghanistan and was sending helicopters
from a base near the Afghan border.
NATO activated its emergency response center over the
weekend to coordinate possible requests for aid from
Pakistan and India. NATO also helped coordinate European
aid to the U.S. Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina.
Alliance officials said the appeal from Pakistan included
requests for rescue and cargo helicopters, earth-moving
equipment, tents, blankets, emergency rations and medical
equipment.
Military experts from allied nations worked through the
night to assess plans prepared by SHAPE _ the Supreme
Headquarters Allied Powers Europe _ in southern Belgium, The Associated Press reported.


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