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Article 51 de la charte des Nations unies (Dans le cadre de la légitime défense collective une association de nations n'a pas besoin de l'autorisation du Conseil de sécurité) : « Aucune disposition de la présente Charte ne porte atteinte au droit naturel de légitime défense, individuelle ou collective, dans le cas où un Membre des Nations unies est l'objet d'une agression armée, jusqu'à ce que le Conseil de sécurité ait pris les mesures nécessaires pour maintenir la paix et la sécurité internationales. »
Article 5 de la charte de l'Otan : « Les parties conviennent qu'une attaque armée contre l'une ou plusieurs d'entre elles survenant en Europe ou en Amérique du Nord sera considérée comme une attaque dirigée contre toutes les parties, et en conséquence elles conviennent que, si une telle attaque se produit, chacune d'elles [...] assistera la partie ou les parties ainsi attaquées [...] y compris [par] l'emploi de la force armée, pour rétablir et assurer la sécurité dans la région de l'Atlantique Nord ».
Turkey calls Nato meeting on warplane downed by Syria
24 June 2012 Last updated at 10:37 GMT
Turkey has called a meeting of Nato member states to discuss its response to the shooting down of one of its warplanes by Syrian forces on Friday.
Ankara has invoked Article 4 of Nato's charter, under which consultations can be requested when an ally feels their security is threatened, officials say.
Earlier, Turkey's foreign minister said the F-4 Phantom was in international airspace when it was shot down.
Syria has insisted the jet was engaged while it was inside its airspace.
It has also said no act of hostility was intended, noting that as soon the military discovered the "unidentified" aircraft was Turkish its navy joined efforts to rescue the two crew members.
The Turkish coast guard is still searching for them in the Mediterranean Sea, though hopes are fading of them being found alive.
Turkish news channels are reporting that the wreckage of the jet has been located in Syrian territorial waters at a depth of 1,300m (4 265ft), according the Reuters news agency.
'Training mission'
Nato spokeswoman Oana Lungescu said the North Atlantic Council, the principal political decision-making body within the military alliance, would meet in Brussels on Tuesday to discuss the incident.
"Turkey has requested consultations under article 4 of Nato's founding Washington Treaty," she told Reuters.
"Under article 4, any ally can request consultations whenever, in the opinion of any of them, their territorial integrity, political independence or security is threatened."
Turkey wants to be sure of the strongest backing once it decides its official response, reports the BBC's Jonathan Head in Istanbul.
The government has promised that it will be strong, decisive and legitimate, and that it will share all the information it has with the public.
Earlier, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu asserted that the unarmed F-4 Phantom had "momentarily" entered Syrian airspace by mistake on Friday but had left when it was shot down 15 minutes later.
"According to our conclusions, our plane was shot down in international airspace, 13 nautical miles (24km) from Syria," he said.
According to international law, a country's airspace extends 12 nautical miles (22.2km) from its coastline, corresponding with its territorial waters.
Mr Davutoglu also insisted that the jet had not been on a "covert mission related to Syria" but had instead been carrying out a training flight to test Turkey's radar capabilities.
He said the plane had not "shown any hostility", been clearly marked as Turkish, and that he did not agree with the Syrian military's statement that it had not known to whom it belonged.
UK Foreign Secretary William Hague said the Syrian military's actions were "outrageous" and underlined "how far beyond accepted behaviour the Syrian regime has put itself".
"It will be held to account for its behaviour. The UK stands ready to pursue robust action at the United Nations Security Council," he said.
1. F-4 Phantom takes off from Erhac airbase, Turkey, at approximately 10:28 local time (07:28 GMT), on 22 June
2. Syria says the jet enters its airspace at 11:40 (08:40 GMT)
3. Turkish military loses contact with the plane at 11:58 (08:58 GMT), while it is over Hatay province
4. Syria says its air defences engaged aircraft about 1km (0.5 nautical miles) from the coast and that it crashed into the sea 10km (5 nautical miles) west of Om al-Tuyour. Turkey says the plane was 24km (13 nautical miles) from Syria, which under international law is considered international airspace
BBC
Manœuvres Russie-Chine-Iran-Syrie: Damas dément
17:40 19/06/2012
MOSCOU, 19 juin - RIA Novosti
Les affirmations des médias selon lesquelles la Russie, la Chine et l'Iran devraient mener dans les semaines à venir des manœuvres militaires conjointes en Syrie sont dénuées de tout fondement, a déclaré mardi à Moscou la porte-parole de la présidence syrienne Bousseina Chaaban.
"Ces informations ne correspondent pas à la réalité. Rien de tel n'est envisagé ni envisageable", a-t-elle déclaré.
Plus tôt dans la journée, la chaîne de télévision Al-Arabiya et les médias iraniens avaient fait savoir que Pékin, Moscou et Téhéran envisageaient de tenir des exercices militaires d'envergure sur le sol syrien et au large de ses côtes. La presse a en outre annoncé que 12 navires de la Marine chinoise étaient en route vers la Syrie.
^^
Normal, ils – Russie, Chine – n’ont jamais disposé de capacités de projection militaire terrestre massives et de tous les moyens indispensables qui s’y rattachent (aériens, navals et logistiques), hors leur région continentale limitrophe, à l’échelle global.
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Article 5 de la charte de l'Otan : « Les parties conviennent qu'une attaque armée contre l'une ou plusieurs d'entre elles survenant en Europe ou en Amérique du Nord sera considérée comme une attaque dirigée contre toutes les parties, et en conséquence elles conviennent que, si une telle attaque se produit, chacune d'elles [...] assistera la partie ou les parties ainsi attaquées [...] y compris [par] l'emploi de la force armée, pour rétablir et assurer la sécurité dans la région de l'Atlantique Nord ».
Turkey calls Nato meeting on warplane downed by Syria
24 June 2012 Last updated at 10:37 GMT
Turkey has called a meeting of Nato member states to discuss its response to the shooting down of one of its warplanes by Syrian forces on Friday.
Ankara has invoked Article 4 of Nato's charter, under which consultations can be requested when an ally feels their security is threatened, officials say.
Earlier, Turkey's foreign minister said the F-4 Phantom was in international airspace when it was shot down.
Syria has insisted the jet was engaged while it was inside its airspace.
It has also said no act of hostility was intended, noting that as soon the military discovered the "unidentified" aircraft was Turkish its navy joined efforts to rescue the two crew members.
The Turkish coast guard is still searching for them in the Mediterranean Sea, though hopes are fading of them being found alive.
Turkish news channels are reporting that the wreckage of the jet has been located in Syrian territorial waters at a depth of 1,300m (4 265ft), according the Reuters news agency.
'Training mission'
Nato spokeswoman Oana Lungescu said the North Atlantic Council, the principal political decision-making body within the military alliance, would meet in Brussels on Tuesday to discuss the incident.
"Turkey has requested consultations under article 4 of Nato's founding Washington Treaty," she told Reuters.
"Under article 4, any ally can request consultations whenever, in the opinion of any of them, their territorial integrity, political independence or security is threatened."
Turkey wants to be sure of the strongest backing once it decides its official response, reports the BBC's Jonathan Head in Istanbul.
The government has promised that it will be strong, decisive and legitimate, and that it will share all the information it has with the public.
Earlier, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu asserted that the unarmed F-4 Phantom had "momentarily" entered Syrian airspace by mistake on Friday but had left when it was shot down 15 minutes later.
"According to our conclusions, our plane was shot down in international airspace, 13 nautical miles (24km) from Syria," he said.
According to international law, a country's airspace extends 12 nautical miles (22.2km) from its coastline, corresponding with its territorial waters.
Mr Davutoglu also insisted that the jet had not been on a "covert mission related to Syria" but had instead been carrying out a training flight to test Turkey's radar capabilities.
He said the plane had not "shown any hostility", been clearly marked as Turkish, and that he did not agree with the Syrian military's statement that it had not known to whom it belonged.
UK Foreign Secretary William Hague said the Syrian military's actions were "outrageous" and underlined "how far beyond accepted behaviour the Syrian regime has put itself".
"It will be held to account for its behaviour. The UK stands ready to pursue robust action at the United Nations Security Council," he said.
1. F-4 Phantom takes off from Erhac airbase, Turkey, at approximately 10:28 local time (07:28 GMT), on 22 June
2. Syria says the jet enters its airspace at 11:40 (08:40 GMT)
3. Turkish military loses contact with the plane at 11:58 (08:58 GMT), while it is over Hatay province
4. Syria says its air defences engaged aircraft about 1km (0.5 nautical miles) from the coast and that it crashed into the sea 10km (5 nautical miles) west of Om al-Tuyour. Turkey says the plane was 24km (13 nautical miles) from Syria, which under international law is considered international airspace
BBC
Manœuvres Russie-Chine-Iran-Syrie: Damas dément
17:40 19/06/2012
MOSCOU, 19 juin - RIA Novosti
Les affirmations des médias selon lesquelles la Russie, la Chine et l'Iran devraient mener dans les semaines à venir des manœuvres militaires conjointes en Syrie sont dénuées de tout fondement, a déclaré mardi à Moscou la porte-parole de la présidence syrienne Bousseina Chaaban.
"Ces informations ne correspondent pas à la réalité. Rien de tel n'est envisagé ni envisageable", a-t-elle déclaré.
Plus tôt dans la journée, la chaîne de télévision Al-Arabiya et les médias iraniens avaient fait savoir que Pékin, Moscou et Téhéran envisageaient de tenir des exercices militaires d'envergure sur le sol syrien et au large de ses côtes. La presse a en outre annoncé que 12 navires de la Marine chinoise étaient en route vers la Syrie.
^^
Normal, ils – Russie, Chine – n’ont jamais disposé de capacités de projection militaire terrestre massives et de tous les moyens indispensables qui s’y rattachent (aériens, navals et logistiques), hors leur région continentale limitrophe, à l’échelle global.
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