Turkey calls for NATO meeting over Syria

By SUZAN FRASER

The Associated Press

ANKARA, Turkey — State television says Turkey has called for an extraordinary NATO meeting over the downing of its plane by Syria in international airspace.

Map locates Latakia, Syria, near where a Turkish plane was shot down by Syria.

FILE - In this April 29, 2010 file photo, a Turkish pilot salutes before take-off at an air base in Konya, Turkey. Turkish President Abdullah Gul said Saturday June 23, 2012, his country would take "necessary" action against Syria for the downing of a Turkish military jet, but suggested that the aircraft may have unintentionally violated the Syrian airspace. The plane went down in the Mediterranean Sea about 8 miles (13 kilometers) away from the Syrian town of Latakia, Turkey said. (AP Photo/File)

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TRT television reported Sunday that Turkey has sought the NATO meeting for Tuesday.

Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu told State TV that Turkey would seek the meeting over article 4 of the NATO charter concerning Friday's incident.

The article says member countries "will consult together whenever, in the opinion of any of them, the territorial integrity, political independence or security of any of the parties is threatened."

Davutoglu said Sunday that the jet was downed in international airspace after it mistakenly entered Syria, but the plane was not on a spying mission.

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June 24, 2012 07:16 AM EDT

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