BERLIN, Nov 21 (Hina) - NATO Parliamentary Assembly, in which Croatia took part for the first time in its capacity of an associate member, on Tuesday evening ended its five-day session in Berlin with the adoption of a resolution,
which supported the individual approach of each Stability Pact for Southeastern Europe member-state to the European Union. The resolution, passed by the 46th NATO Parliamentary Assembly, tackled the development of European security and defence policy and a future policy toward the Stability Pact member-countries, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia as well as Ukraine and Belarus. Croatia's delegation was cordially welcomed at this assembly as it was recently given the status of an associate member, and the delegation's head, Zdenko Franic, was particularly glad that the resolution included an amendment, suggested by Croatians, under which the NATO Parliamentary Assembly b
BERLIN, Nov 21 (Hina) - NATO Parliamentary Assembly, in which
Croatia took part for the first time in its capacity of an associate
member, on Tuesday evening ended its five-day session in Berlin
with the adoption of a resolution, which supported the individual
approach of each Stability Pact for Southeastern Europe member-
state to the European Union.
The resolution, passed by the 46th NATO Parliamentary Assembly,
tackled the development of European security and defence policy and
a future policy toward the Stability Pact member-countries, the
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia as well as Ukraine and Belarus.
Croatia's delegation was cordially welcomed at this assembly as it
was recently given the status of an associate member, and the
delegation's head, Zdenko Franic, was particularly glad that the
resolution included an amendment, suggested by Croatians, under
which the NATO Parliamentary Assembly backed the individual
treatment.
German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder addressed representatives of
Alliance member-states and of countries covered by the Partnership
for Peace programme, asserting that NATO would, for a very long
period, remain in the Balkans and that this area would be for a long
time the first priority of the west military alliance.
Schroeder was opposed to the United States' fear that the
strengthening of the EU military forces would weaken NATO.
NATO Secretary-General George Robertson and Montenegrin President
Milo Djukanovic, in his capacity of a guest, also held speeches at
the Berlin session.
This regular annual session gathered 700 parliamentarians and
diplomats from 19 NATO member-states and 17 associate members.
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