Visit our website: HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK --------------------------------------------- [To hunt down Al-Qaida cells and shadowy Iraqi operations in Central Europe, no doubt.] Slovakia, Czech Republic, Poland to Form Joint Armed Force ORAVSKY PODZAMOK, Sep 21, 2001 -- (Agence France Presse) The defense ministers of Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Poland signed an accord on Thursday creating a joint military force, as Slovakia steps up its efforts to join NATO, local radio reported. Slovakia is seeking to join its brigade partners as a NATO member when the alliance extends membership invitations at a ministerial meeting in Prague in November next year, Czech minister Jaroslav Tvrdik said. The brigade will be headed by a Slovakian general, as part of the country's increased efforts to integrate with the military alliance, Tvrdik said. The September 11 terrorist attacks on the United States prove that "integration is the only possible path," he added. The brigade, composed of the three countries' elite battalions and conforming to NATO standards, is to comprise 2,500 soldiers and be fully operational around 2004-2005. It is thought that the armed unit could take part in NATO and European Union peacekeeping exercises. Poland and the Czech Republic joined NATO in March 1999. ((c) 2001 Agence France Presse) __________________________________________________ Terrorist Attacks on U.S. - How can you help? Donate cash, emergency relief information http://dailynews.yahoo.com/fc/US/Emergency_Information/ ------------------------------------------------- This Discussion List is the follow-up for the old stopnato @listbot.com that has been shut down ==^================================================================ EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9spWA Or send an email To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This email was sent to: archive@jab.org T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
