[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 14]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 19905]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       GREEK-TURKISH COOPERATION

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                           HON. DOUG BEREUTER

                              of nebraska

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, July 25, 2003

  Mr. BEREUTER. Mr. Speaker, this Member rises to commend the 
governments of Greece and Turkey for the agreement that they have 
reached on confidence-building between their armed forces.
  On Wednesday, Lord Robertson, the Secretary General of NATO, 
announced that the two NATO member countries have reached agreements on 
cooperation between their national defense colleges and on exchanges of 
military personnel for training purposes.
  This Member is pleased to note that the talks between the two 
countries are expected to continue, with the aim of reaching further 
confidence-building measures.
  Mr. Speaker, this Member commends Secretary General Robertson and the 
Greek and Turkish governments for this initiative.

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