Telephone contact between the Minister of National Defence and his Turkish counterpart, concerning the death of 12 Turkish soldiers in Afghanistan

March 16, 2012

The Minister of National Defence Mr. Dimitris Avramopoulos, as soon as he was informed on the NATO helicopter crash in Afghanistan, which resulted in the death of twelve Turkish soldiers, he called his counterpart, Defence Minister of Turkey Mr. Yilmaz, and conveyed his condolences to the government of Turkey and the families of the deceased soldiers.