NATO Press Release
(2010)160
3 December
2010
NATO
Secretary General sends letter of condolences to the Israeli Prime
Minister
Today, the NATO
Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen sent a letter to the Prime Minister
of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu to express his sincere
sympathy on the loss of life and the tremendous damage resulting from
the forest fires that broke out in Israel on 2
December.
The
Secretary General informed the Prime Minister that following the request of the
Israeli authorities to NATO for disaster assistance, he has sent out an
urgent request to NATO and partner countries with a view
to providing a coordinated response to meet the requirements of
Israel
at this tragic moment.
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