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NATO as a Peace-Keeping Organisation (SIC) is Interesting for Slovenia, Says PM in Riga At the end of the two-day meeting, the last before the NATO summit in Prague, Drnovsek together with officials from Albania, Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Romania, Slovakia and Croatia signed a joint statement urging the Alliance to issue membership invitation this year. As STA was told by the Slovene delegation, Drnovsek pointed out the fact that Slovenia contributed to the establishment of a dialogue between the U.S. and Russia by hosting a meeting between the U.S. and Russian presidents last year. In Drnovsek's opinion NATO is witnessing a new development because of the new U.S.-Russian dialogue. The reform of NATO is a gradual process, according to Drnovsek, who said that Slovenia supports it. He reminded that NATO membership is Slovenia's priority, which enjoys the support of the majority of the parliamentary parties, as well as the majority of the public. Slovenia believes it has fulfilled all necessary criteria for NATO membership, particularly the political and economic ones, Drnovsek said. The current efforts are oriented towards the reform of the armed forces, including the professionalization, explained Drnovsek, expressing Slovenia's hope to be invited to NATO at its November summit. The prime minister also pointed out the importance of the stability in SE Europe. Despite challenges elsewhere in the world the international community should not forget this region, he said as quoted by the Slovene delegation in Riga. On the sidelines of the meeting, Drnovsek met Nicholas Burns, the U.S. Ambassador to NATO and Slovak Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurinda. While meeting Macedonian President Boris Trajkovski, the pair discussed bilateral co-operation in economy. >From Riga the Slovene prime minister left for Iceland, where he is to started an >official visit on Monday, 08 July. http://www.gzs.si/eng/news/sbw/head.asp?idc=10938 --------------------------- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.bacIlu Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
