Powell comments on NATO crisis after meeting PM Howard

(10 Feb 2003) APTN Washington, DC - February 10, 2003 1. Close-up pan, Australian Prime Minister John Howard and US Secretary of State Colin Powell shake hands 2. Pan of Howard departing US State Department 3. Wide view of Powell watching Howard leave 4. UPSOUND (English) Colin Powell, US Secretary of State (Reporter question: Mr Secretary, what's your reaction to Belgium's move in NATO?) "I hope that NATO now realises that they have an obligation to assist NATO members who asks for help. And I hope that article four (speaks over sirens) will produce a solution so that we can make sure that Turkey is not put at any risk." 5. Pan view as Powell walks inside State Department STORYLINE In a major clash with key US allies over a possible war against Iraq, US Secretary of State Colin Powell on Monday said that NATO had a legal obligation to assist Turkey when it asks for help. Powell was reacting to a move by France, Germany and Belgium who blocked NATO efforts to begin planning for possible Iraqi attacks against Turkey, sparking an emergency meeting of NATO ambassadors. The US secretary of state, in brief remarks to reporters after a meeting with Prime Minister John Howard of Australia, said that the alliance should make sure that Turkey "is not put at any risk". Powell said: "I hope that NATO will now realise that they have an obligation to assist a NATO member." Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...