ZAGREB, May 10 (Hina) - NATO Secretary-General George Robertson on Wednesday stated in Brussels Croatia had been formally invited to join NATO's Partnership for Peace programme.
ZAGREB, May 10 (Hina) - NATO Secretary-General George Robertson on
Wednesday stated in Brussels Croatia had been formally invited to
join NATO's Partnership for Peace programme.#L#
"At its meeting this morning, the North Atlantic Council agreed to
invite Croatia to become the 27th member of the Partnership for
Peace," Robertson said in a statement.
"The Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council at its meeting this
afternoon has endorsed this decision," he added.
The NATO Secretary-General also said NATO would officially invite
Croatia's Foreign Minister Tonino Picula to come to Florence on May
24 and 25 to formally sign a framework document on joining.
Foreign Minister Picula will also be invited to participate in the
Ministerial meeting of the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council on
May 25.
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