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Minister Jandroković participated at NATO Brussels HQ in North Atlantic Council meetingMinister Jandrokovic participated at NATO Brussels HQ in North Atlantic Council meeting This was Croatian foreign minister's first participation in a meeting of NATO's foreign ministers. The topic of today's meeting was the current situation in Georgia.19.08.2008. | Press releases

US House of Representatives unanimously adopts H. Res. 1266The United States' House of Representatives unanimously adopted on 30 July 2008 the H. Res. 1266 resolution, congratulating Croatia and Albania on being invited to begin accession talks with NATO. The resolution also explicitly recognises the historical importance and achievements of the two countries, which have proven their dedication to the common security and values of NATO members. Furthermore, the resolution welcomes the signing of the Protocol on the Accession of Albania and Croatia to NATO by its members on 9 July 2008, which opened the path for the two countries' NATO membership.31.07.2008. | Press releases

President Mesić meets the NATO Secretary-General President Mesic meets the NATO Secretary-General The NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer has commended Croatia for significant progress on the road towards NATO, calling on Zagreb to maintain the current pace of reforms. Croatia is knocking on NATO's door and has made considerable progress in efforts to meet membership criteria, the alliance's secretary-general said in Brussels after meeting Croatian President Stjepan Mesic.03.12.2007. | Press releases

GFK June 200752% CROATIANS CONTINUE TO SUPPORT NATO ACCESSION Fifty-two per cent of Croatians continue to support Croatia's accession to NATO, the GfK agency said on Tuesday, adding the survey included 1,000 people polled by phone on June 14-20. 26.06.2007. | Press releases

GFK-Press Release 2007GfK: CROATIAN CITIZENS ON NATO MEMBERSHIP GfK finished the new survey which shows the current citizen's opinion – 43% support Croatia's accession to NATO...28.03.2007. | Press releases

Bradtke.VjesnikExcerpt from the interview with H.E. Robert Bradtke, U.S. Ambassador to Croatia Croatia has taken over a leading role in this part of the world How would you assess the Croatian path towards NATO membership? I think a lot of progress has been made. Once again I would like to mention the meeting between Prime Minister Sanader and President Bush. Moreover, we have also witnessed positive steps in securing public support for NATO membership. It is exceptionally praiseworthy to see that a special committee led by Prime Minister Sanader, President Stjepan Mesic and the Chairman of the Croatian Parliament Vladimir šeks has been established, because it shows Croatian citizens that the highest ranking leadership of Croatia supports NATO membership. The Ambassador of the Croatian Mission to NATO, Mr. Davor Božinovic, was appointed coordinator for this process of receiving public support. These are all important steps towards getting public support that was discussed in Washington. 17.02.2007. | Press releases

TallinnNATO Enlargement Discussed in Tallinn Foreign Minister Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic and Defense Minister Berislav Roncevic attended the meeting of US-Adriatic Charter and Baltic Countries in Tallinn on Tuesday. They discussed regional cooperation and security as well as the NATO enlargement. Croatian Ambassador at the NATO Davor Bozinovic has announced an "attempt to increase the level of information on the membership in the Alliance”. There is always an alternative to the membership in NATO. However, "what can guarantee security better than the alliance relationship with countries like Germany, USA, France, Great Britain...?" 06.02.2007. | Press releases

national nato committeeCROATIAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON NATO MEMBERSHIP MEETS The Croatian National Committee on NATO Membership met on Thursday under the chairmanship of President Stjepan Mesic, Parliament Speaker Vladimir Seks and Prime Minister Ivo Sanader to discuss the conclusions of NATO's recent summit in Riga, the President's Office said in a statement. 07.12.2006. | Press releases

Scheffer+MesićPRESIDENT MESIC AND NATO SECRETARY GENERAL ON CROATIA'S JOINING NATO President Stjepan Mesic held talks on Wednesday with NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer in a bid to strengthen Croatia's candidacy for NATO membership. 06.12.2006. | Press releases

Final Riga DeclarationThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration welcomes the Final Riga declaration in which NATO Heads of States and Governments highlighted Croatia's significant progress and specified a timeframe for accession to this organization of Western democracies. 29.11.2006. | Press releases