Tbilisi and Kiev step up Nato drive

Ukraine and Georgia intensified their efforts in the last days of MArch 2008 to advance towards joining the Nato alliance in the face of Russian opposition. Both countries were seeking invitations to so-called Membership Action Plans – the final stage to prepare potential members for joining the alliance – at a NATO summit meeting of the 26-member alliance in Bucharest, 2-4 April 2008.

NATO: Summit meetings of Heads of State and Government, Bucharest, Romania, 2 to 4 April 2008 http://www.nato.int/docu/comm/2008/0804-bucharest/index.html

NATO: Membership Action Plan (MAP) http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/topics_37356.htm

NATO: NATO enlargement http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/topics_49212.htm

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