[19990527]RS20149_科索沃：希腊和土耳其观点.pdf

Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS20149Updated May 27, 1999Kosovo: Greek and Turkish Perspectives(name redacted)Specialist in Middle Eastern AffairsForeign Affairs, Defense, and Trade DivisionSummaryWestern governments have cited a danger of the Kosovo conflict spreading toNATO allies Greece and Turkey as justification for military intervention in Kosovo.These two eastern Mediterranean neighbors have difficult bilateral relations. Theiroverarching goals for Kosovo are similar, but their views of NATOs military campaigndiffer. Greece opposes NATOs approach for reasons based on history, culture,competing foreign policy goals, and public opinion. Its sympathies lie with the Serbs.Turkey supports NATO out of alliance loyalty and because of its shared history, culture,and attendant sympathies with the Kosovar Albanians. Turkey is participating in themilitary operation; Greece is not. Greece and Turkey both reject the notion that a warbetween them might arise from the current conflict. Greece is concerned about therefugee crisis destabilizing the region. It also is concerned about the implications that it