ZAGREB, August 7 (Hina) - Croatian President Stjepan Mesic on Wednesday received a personal message from NATO secretary-general George Robertson in which amongst else, Robertson stresses that Croatia needs to implement an entire
series of reforms to be considered a qualified candidate for NATO.
ZAGREB, August 7 (Hina) - Croatian President Stjepan Mesic on
Wednesday received a personal message from NATO secretary-general
George Robertson in which amongst else, Robertson stresses that
Croatia needs to implement an entire series of reforms to be
considered a qualified candidate for NATO. #L#
Recalling an open discussion with the Croatian President at the
"Conference on Regional Stability and Co-operation" in Zagreb in
early July, Robertson once again stressed that Croatia's accession
to the Membership Action Plan (MAP) was an important step in
developing relations between Croatia and NATO.
However, Robertson said he must once again emphasise that Croatia
must now act in implementing an entire spectre of reforms required
to make it a good quality NATO candidate in the future, Lord
Robertson said in his message to President Mesic.
The allies will carefully monitor Croatia's progress and your
personal contribution to that process is immeasurable, Robertson
said.
NATO's secretary-general concludes his message to President Mesic
stating that the doors of NATO remain open after the Prague Summit
and that it was up to Croatia to undertake the necessary measures to
be able to pass through those doors successfully.
The NATO Summit will be held in November this year in Prague and as
announced invitations for membership to the Alliance could be
handed out at the summit.
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