US, Turkish, Israeli naval exercises, Jordan
An Advisor for the Israeli defense ministry David Efry has said that naval exercises between the US, Turkey and Israel are due to be conducted early in January, 1998 in the Mediterranean sea with the participation of Jordan as an observer. In a statement to a Turkish daily on Monday Efry said that the exercises aim at carrying out search and rescue operations. Replying a question on the possibility of establishing military cooperation between Israel, Greece and Cyprus, Efry said in any cooperation of this sort "Israel will take the Turkish interest into consideration."
