The membership of NATO was expanded as new NATO to include new members.
Andorra has been a member of the United Nations since 1993, however it is not currently a member of NATO.
He applied for membership.
Full membership in NATO
War in vietnam
Debt owed to the United Nations
No, and probably never will be. Due to it's geographical location, it's closer ties to Asia and continued annoyance between NATO and Pakistan over the border region of Pakistan and Afghanistan, where NATO says Taliban troops are launching attacks.
Bulgaria joined NATO's Partnership for Peace in 1994 and applied for NATO membership in 1997. During the November 2002 Prague Summit Bulgaria was one of seven former socialist countries invited to join the Alliance. Bulgaria became a member of NATO in March 2004.
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I guess because of their NATO membership.
The two NATO nations that lie east of the Iron Curtain are Poland and Hungary. Both countries were part of the Eastern Bloc during the Cold War but later joined NATO after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Their membership in NATO reflects their shift towards Western alliances and democratic governance.
NATO is currently leading operations in Libya, and its common defence clause was invoked for the first time after the 9/11 attacks, with troops from all NATO countries joining the war in Afghanistan in 2001. NATO is still expanding its membership in Eastern and Central Europe, with Albania and Croatia the newest members, joining in 2009.
Tasos Kokkinides has written: 'NATO expansion' -- subject(s): Membership, Military relations, North Atlantic Treaty Organization