Nato Does Not Set A Date For Accession Of Albania, Croatia And Macedonia

ISTANBUL - Heads of State and Government of NATO disappointed Albania, Croatia and Macedonia by not setting a date for their accession to the Alliance.
NATO fulfilled the most comprehensive and important expansion this year and increased its number of members from 19 to 26.
As NATO says ''welcome'' to the heads of state and government of seven new members Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia, only expressed the pleasure over success of open door policy regarding the other candidates.
The leaders expressed pleasure over the steps taken by Albania, Croatia and Macedonia to participate NATO, and called on those countries to exert further efforts.
Albania, Croatia and Macedonia insistently expressed their expectations for a date to be set for their membership to NATO during Istanbul Summit.
Albania, Croatia, and Macedonia who convened under the name of ''Adriatic Group'' aiming to adjust to the criteria put forth by NATO, made a joint statement prior to the summit and announced their desire to access to NATO in 2007.
(AY-AÖ) 28.06.2004