Minister Gordan Jandroković participating in North Atlantic Council meeting

At the start of the meeting, NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer notably welcomed the heads of diplomacy of Croatia and Albania, Gordan Jandroković and Lulzim Basha, who are participating for the first time in a regular meeting of the North Atlantic Council, as well as the new Slovenian Foreign Minister Samuel Žbogar.

Today’s meeting discussed the progress of Ukraine and Georgia, as well as their requests as regards the NATO Membership Action Plan, while in the context of the relations with Russia, the meeting noted Russian President Dmitry Medvedev’s proposition regarding the new European security structures.

Minister Jandroković pointed out that Croatia, soon to join NATO itself, considers the Alliance’s enlargement contributory to the spreading of stability and security throughout the entire Euro-Atlantic space.

Minister Jandroković also participated today in the working lunch between the foreign ministers of NATO and the invited countries and the foreign ministers of the Mediterranean Dialogue – an initiative launched by the North Atlantic Council in 1994, with the aim of contributing to the regional security and stability, as well as a better mutual understanding of NATO policy and goals towards the initiatives’ member countries.

At the invitation by the Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, Minister Jandroković attended the Transatlantic Dinner, organized for the foreign ministers of NATO, invited countries, and the EU members.