ISTANBUL, March 19 (Reuters) - NATO-member Turkey will make the necessary and appropriate national contribution to implementing a U.N. no-fly zone over Libya and measures to protect civilians, its foreign ministry said late on Saturday.
'Within that framework the necessary preparations and studies are being made by civil and military authorities in co-ordination,' the statement added, giving no further detail.
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'Within that framework the necessary preparations and studies are being made by civil and military authorities in co-ordination,' the statement added, giving no further detail.
(Reporting by Tulay Karadeniz; Writing by Alexandra Hudson) Keywords: TURKEY LIBYA/ (alexandra.hudson@reuters.com; +90 212 350 7062; Reuters Messaging: alexandra.hudson.reuters.com@reuters.net) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2011. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.