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NATO Welcomes Croatia
April 7, 2009
Ceremony marks the accession of Albania and Croatia to NATO
On 7 April a ceremony was held at NATO Headquarters in Brussels to mark the accession of Albania and Croatia to the Alliance. The two countries’ flags were raised in the presence of Prime Minister Sali Berisha of Albania and Prime Minister Ivo Sanader of Croatia.
NATO Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, and the Permanent Representatives of the North Atlantic Council welcomed the two Prime Ministers and their delegations.
“The accession of Albania and Croatia … is a testimony, not only to the appeal of our Alliance, but also to the vision and courage of its founding fathers”, said NATO Secretary General. “[It] demonstrates that the idea of freedom is irresistible”, he added.
Albania and Croatia became NATO’s newest members on 1 April 2009, after depositing their instruments of accession with the US State Department in Washington. Both countries participated in their first Summit as full members of the Alliance in Strasbourg-Kehl on 3 and 4 April 2009.
Since 1949, NATO’s membership has increased from 12 to 28 countries through six rounds of enlargement.
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