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NATO spokesperson Oana Lungescu said that all NATO members promised to respond positively to Turkey's request of Patriot missile.
All NATO ambassadors, who gathered just after Turkey sent a letter to NATO demanding deployment of a Patriot missile along its Syrian border, stated they would assess the demand positively, said Lungescu.
All NATO ambassadors said they were in full solidarity with Turkey, added Lungescu.
U.S. also positive about Turkey's Patriot missile demand
The United States is also positive about Turkey's demanding Patriot missile from NATO.
U.S. Department of State's spokesman Mark Toner said that the U.S. took Turkey's demand seriously as a NATO ally, and it was positive about deployment of a Patriot missile.
Meanwhile, the Netherlands will send a reconnaissance team to Turkey.
Dutch Defense Minister Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert said that they would give a response after they held meetings with Turkey as well as Germany and the U.S. --other two countries besides the Netherlands which had Patriot system.
