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NATO International Military Staff and EU Military Staff meet for informal talks

By NATO

German helicopters participate in exercise in New Mexico

By Tony Osbourne, Rotorhub

From Tony Osbourne, Rotorhub:  The German Army has begun field tests of NH90 and Tiger helicopters in New Mexico in readiness for a possible deployment to Afghanistan later this year.

Report: Command center in Istanbul organizing weapon supply to Syrian opposition

By Martin Chulov, Ewen MacAskill, and John Densky, the Guardian

From Martin Chulov, Ewen MacAskill, and John Densky, the Guardian:  Saudi officials are preparing to pay the salaries of the Free Syria Army as a means of encouraging mass defections from the military and increasing pressure on the Assad regime, the Guardian has learned.

Erdogan: Syria apologizes for taking down Turkish warplane

By Hurriyet Daily News

From Hurriyet Daily News:  Syrian authorities have apologized for taking down a military plane that had lost contact with the Turkish Armed Forces earlier today, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said. 

Armenia and NATO discuss partnership plan

By Armenian News Agency

From Armenian News Agency:  NATO+Armenia meeting took place at NATO Headquarters to discuss the 2011 report on Armenia-NATO Individual Partnership Action Plan (IPAP).  Foreign Affairs Ministry press service told Armenpress that the Armenian delegation was led by Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Ashot Hovakimyan and Armenian Deputy Minister of Defense Davit Tonoyan. NATO+Armenia meeting was chaired by James Appathurai, […]

C.I.A. Said to Aid in Steering Arms to Syrian Opposition

By Eric Schmitt, the New York Times

From Eric Schmitt, the New York Times:  A small number of C.I.A. officers are operating secretly in southern Turkey, helping allies decide which Syrian opposition fighters across the border will receive arms to fight the Syrian government

Putin Pessimistic on Missile Defense Problem

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  The missile defense dispute between Russia and the United States will not be resolved regardless of whether President Barack Obama will be re-elected in November, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

Turkey to restore ties with France after genocide row

By Reuters

From Reuters:  Turkey has agreed to restore all ties with France, Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Thursday, following a breakdown in relations last year prompted by a simmering dispute over the 1915 mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks.