BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 362 HINA ZAGREB, MAY 10

HR-PARTNERSHIP FOR PEACE-Politika BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 362 HINA ZAGREB, MAY 10 ROBERTSON STATES CRO FORMALLY INVITED TO PARTNERSHIP FOR PEACEZAGREB, 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. "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.NATO OFFICIALLY INVITES CROATIA INTO PARTNERSHIP FOR PEAC