Adriatic Charter
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Adriatic Charter
| Adriatic Charter | |
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 Adriatic Charter countries shown in black. |
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| Formation | May 2, 2003 |
| Membership |
1 observer
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The Adriatic Charter is an association formed by Albania, Croatia, Republic of Macedonia and United States of America for the purpose of aiding their attempts to join NATO. The Charter was signed on 2 May 2003 in Tirana under the aegis of USA. The role of the United States has caused some confusion; in discussions in the other member states, the Charter is often called the US-Adriatic Charter. In September 2008 Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina were invited to join the Charter and joined on December 4, 2008.[1] Serbia accepted observer status at the same time. On April 1, 2009, Albania and Croatia became the first of the group to join NATO.
Members
Joined 2003
Joined 2008
Joined 2012
See also
- Vilnius ten - a similar association of NATO-aspirant countries.
Notes and references
Notes:
| a. | ^ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Serbia and the self-proclaimed Republic of Kosovo. The latter declared independence on 17 February 2008, while Serbia claims it as part of its own sovereign territory. Its independence is recognised by 89 UN member states. |
References:
- ^ http://www.state.gov/p/eur/rls/fs/112766.htm US Department of State
- ^ Ministri i FSK-së Agim Ҫeku kërkoi antarsimin në “Karta e Adriatikut”, Ministry for Kosovo Security Force, 2012-03-29 (in Albanian)
- ^ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Serbia and the self-proclaimed Republic of Kosovo. The latter declared independence on 17 February 2008, while Serbia claims it as part of its own sovereign territory. Its independence is recognised by 89 UN member states.
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