Ahmet Davutoglu, Turkish Foreign Minister, on Friday, has told that the missile system is only meant for defense and nothing else. A recent report has unveiled that NATO was requested by Turkey on Wednesday to formally deploy Patriot missiles down the Syrian border.

As per the findings, the border had seen a growth of tensions between Syria and Turkey following a Syrian shell that landed up in Turkey and accidentally became the cause of deaths of five people.

Now, NATO after receiving the request has said that the same would be considered sooner as possible. Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has told that the approval of Turkey's request would mean the deployment of the missile would be carried out in line with the standing air defense plan of NATO.

It has been found that two times earlier also, antia^'aircraft batteries were installed in Turkey by NATO only. These were during the 1991 Iraq war and the one in 2003. However, the installations were not used ever and were removed eventually.

"Escalation of tensions in Syria has forced us to consider any contingency. The important thing is the security of our country and people. The issue is about defending NATO's frontiers", Davutoglu was quoted as avowing.