Backgrounder: NATO's recent
summits
Backgrounder: NATO summit to tackle sensitive
issues
Backgrounder: Key NATO
operations across world
BUCHAREST, April 1
(Xinhua) -- NATO's peacekeeping operation in Afghanistan will top the agenda of
the alliance's summit in Bucharest this week, NATO Secretary General Jaap de
Hoop Scheffer said Tuesday.
Afghanistan's reconstruction needs the support from
the international community and NATO still pays attention to the country,
Scheffer said after a meeting with Romanian President Traian Basescu.
He said NATO members will discuss the alliance's
operation in Afghanistan and issues related to the International Security
Assistance Force at a high-level meeting during the summit.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai, UN Secretary-General
Ban Ki-moonand European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso are invited to
the meeting, Scheffer said.
Heads of state and government of the 26 NATO members
will meet here for a summit from Wednesday to Friday.
During the three-day meeting, NATO leaders are also
expected to discuss the enlargement of the alliance, missile defense, cyber
defense and the protection of energy supply lines.
Bush: Russia is not NATO's
enemy
BUCHAREST, April 2 (Xinhua) -- Russia does not represent a NATO enemy, and
the anti-missile shield does not aim at the country, U.S. President George W.
Bush said here Wednesday.
"Russia is not our enemy," Bush said in a 20-minute keynote address in
Transatlantic Forum of the NATO Summit. He said the the deployment of the
anti-missile shield had nothing to do with defense against possible attack from
Russia. Full story
Bush arrives in Romania for NATO
summit
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U.S. President George W. Bush and first
lady Laura arrive at the airport in Bucharest, capital of Romania, April
1, 2008. Bush arrived in Bucharest on Tuesday afternoon, for an official
visit to Romania and to attend the NATO summit held in the eastern
European country. (Xinhua/Rompres)
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BUCHAREST, April 1 (Xinhua) -- Unites States President
George W. Bush arrived in Bucharest on Tuesday afternoon, for an official visit
in Romania and to attend the NATO summit held in the eastern European country.
The NATO summit is to take place in Bucharest on
April 2-4, with the enlargement, operations in Afghanistan and Kosovo as its
main topics. Full story
NATO to accept Albania, Croatia and
Macedonia in Bucharest Summit
BUCHAREST, April 2 (Xinhua) -- NATO is to make the
"historical decision" in Bucharest Summit to accept three new members: Albania,
Croatia and Macedonia, U.S. President George W. Bush said on Wednesday. Full story
Kremlin: Putin, Bush to ink agreement
in farewell summit
MOSCOW, April
1 (Xinhua) -- Russia's outgoing President Vladimir Putin and his United States
counterpart George W. Bush are expected to sign a joint document on April 6 when
they meet in Russia's Black Sea resort Sochi, a Kremlin source said on Tuesday.
The agreement is to focus on hot topics in bilateral ties
such as a U.S. plan to deploy missile shield components in Central Europe which
Russia opposed to, RIA Novosti news agency said. Full story
NATO chief hopes summit invitation for
three more states
BUCHAREST,
April 1 (Xinhua) -- NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer hopes the
alliance's summit in Bucharest will reach a solution for the integration of
Croatia, Albania and Macedonia, local press reported Tuesday.
In an interview with the newspaper Romania Libera ahead of
the summit, Scheffer hoped "that the result might be an invitation for all three
of them," adding that he could not rule out that Skopje's hopes might be dashed.
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Macedonia optimistic about NATO
membership despite Greek veto threat
TIRANA, April 1 (Xinhua) -- Macedonian Prime Minister
Nikola Gruevski said on Tuesday that Macedonia is still hopeful of being invited
to join NATO despite Greek veto threat over name dispute.
"We are still hopeful that justice will prevail, and that
Macedonia will obtain the NATO membership invitation," Gruevski said before he
left for Bucharest to attend the alliance's summit, set to begin on Wednesday.
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