FLORENCE, May 25 (Hina) - Croatia was officially admitted into NATO's programme called the Partnership for Peace, on Thursday morning in Florence. During the ceremony when he signed the programme's Framework Document, Croatian Foreign
Minister Tonino Picula announced that in the coming weeks his country would prepare a document to "formalise our wish to become a NATO member-country." With the accession to the Partnership for Peace we have been given a chance for developing, in the manner of partnership, our armed forces and political mechanisms that are inseparable from the functioning of a modern army, Minister Picula said announcing that Zagreb would soon request the full membership in NATO. On Thursday Croatia became the 26th member of the Partnership for Peace and the 46th member of the Euro-Atlantic council comprising all 19 NATO and 26 Partnership for Peace member-states plus Tajikstan whi
FLORENCE, May 25 (Hina) - Croatia was officially admitted into
NATO's programme called the Partnership for Peace, on Thursday
morning in Florence.
During the ceremony when he signed the programme's Framework
Document, Croatian Foreign Minister Tonino Picula announced that
in the coming weeks his country would prepare a document to
"formalise our wish to become a NATO member-country."
With the accession to the Partnership for Peace we have been given a
chance for developing, in the manner of partnership, our armed
forces and political mechanisms that are inseparable from the
functioning of a modern army, Minister Picula said announcing that
Zagreb would soon request the full membership in NATO.
On Thursday Croatia became the 26th member of the Partnership for
Peace and the 46th member of the Euro-Atlantic council comprising
all 19 NATO and 26 Partnership for Peace member-states plus
Tajikstan which is still not a member of the Partnership for Peace.
We have assumed the commitment and expressed readiness to
participate, as a partner, in efforts to settle crises and
problematic situations outside our space, Minister Picula said
after the ceremony.
As of today Croatia is no more a case but it is a state-partner to the
democratic world. The signing of this document confirms that
Croatia is taking over its part of responsibility for the
development of new relations in the region, and this is primarily
possible as Croatia has commenced to develop new democratic
relations inside its borders, Picula added.
Today it is nice to be a citizen of the Republic of Croatia, a Croat
in Florence that has drawn all relevant world political factors, he
stressed.
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