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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8737

30 June 2004
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) nato/istanbul summit
Agreement on extending ISAF mandate

Brussels, 29/06/2004 (Agence Europe) - NATO Heads of State and government meeting in Istanbul on 28 June agreed to expand the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). The Istanbul summit communiqué stated, "In consultation with the Afghan authorities, we will continue to expand ISAF in stages throughout Afghanistan, through the establishment by lead nations of additional Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs)". A NATO official specified that four new PRTs would be set up in advance...

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