NewsAhead Agency, UT
April 27 2005
24-25 May 2005 Sweden hosts ministerial meeting of EuroAtlantic
Partnership Council
OSTERSUND/Ã…RE, SWEDEN. 24-25 May 2005. The Euro-Atlantic Partnership
Council meets on issues of mutual concern between NATO and its
Partnership for Peace members. The Council, NATO’s outreach
program, was set up as a forum to increase mutual confidence and
reduce the risk of conflict during the process of Euro-Atlantic
integration. The ministers are expected to focus on the Caucasus and
Central Asia.
Russia, after years of complaining about NATO’s encroachment on its
borders, caused a stir in February by signaling an interest in
becoming a signatory to the Partnership for Peace program.
Ukraine’s Orange Revolution in December has set its sights on
joining NATO as a full member, and the new government may take a
first step in May with PfP participation. Armenia is reported to be
on the verge of upgrading its participation in the Individual
Partnership Action Plan, which establishes specific defense and
political reform goals for individual signatories. Azerbaijan and
Georgia are IPAP members.
Thirty countries have joined the Partnership for Peace since its
creation in 1994, 10 of which have since become members of NATO.
Feb/05
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress