JONATHAN KARL, CNN ANCHOR: The NATO nations this morning are holding a third straight day of emergency meetings. They're hoping to resolve the crisis that began when France, Germany and Belgium blocked military assistance for Turkey in case of a war with Iraq. Our Matthew Chance is at the alliance's headquarters in Brussels and joins us now.</s>MATTHEW CHANCE, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Thank you, Jonathan. NATO again failing to break the deadlock over this issue of supplying military assistance to Turkey, a deadlock which is really paralyzing the world's biggest, most powerful military alliance. France, Germany and Belgium still very much opposed to the idea of sending immediate military assistance to Turkey, a NATO member with borders on Iraq, ahead of a possible war in the country, in Iraq. NATO spokespeople, though, have been trying to downplay the significance of the divide, saying that new proposals are being considered. Yves Brodeur is the chief NATO spokesman -- let's hear what he says.</s>YVES BRODEUR, NATO SPOKESMAN: The proposal as it stands now focuses strictly on -- or specifically, I should say, on the defensive needs of Turkey. So, we're talking here, as we always have, of prudent</s>CHANCE: Well, what exactly the terms of that solution will be haven't been made clear to us yet. The original proposal for Turkey involves sending NATO equipment, AWAC early warning aircraft, Patriot missile batteries, as well as NATO troops, to Turkish territory to help in its defenses. NATO diplomatic sources telling us the true aspect of that may have been at least scaled back, but even then, there's still no indication that France, Belgium or Germany are willing to come on-side with the other 16 allies -- Jonathan.</s>KARL: All right, Matthew Chance following that crisis with NATO -- thank you very much.
Third Day of Emergency NATO Sessions