PARIS - Troops from Turkish Gendarmerie Special Security Command joined an exercise, organized in Saint Astier, France by European Gendarmerie Force.
Besides Turkey and France, Britain and Romania participated in the exercise carried out between June 12th and 23rd. On the other hand, Morocco, Algeria, Qatar, Georgia, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Ukraine sent observers to the exercise.
The European Gendarmerie Force was set up by France, the Netherlands, Spain, Italy and Portugal on September 17th, 2004 in order to improve the crisis management capability in sensitive areas.