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21 Nov. 2012		Statement by the NATO Secretary General on 10th anniversary of Prague Summit Ten years ago today, at the NATO Summit in Prague, seven nations were invited to open accession talks with NATO. Together, these countries formed the single largest group ever to pass through NATO’s open door. Today they are staunch NATO Allies, each and all.
07 Apr. 2009		Ceremony marks the accession of Albania and Croatia to NATO On 7 April a ceremony was held at NATO Headquarters in Brussels to mark the accession of Albania and Croatia to the Alliance. The two countries’ flags were raised in the presence of Prime Minister Sali Berisha of Albania and Prime Minister Ivo Sanader of Croatia.
01 Apr. 2009		NATO Secretary General welcomes Albania and Croatia as NATO members Today, Albania and Croatia have completed the accession process, and have joined the Alliance as members. I warmly congratulate them on this historic achievement. In becoming NATO members, Albania and Croatia share the benefits and responsibilities of collective security.
24 Oct. 2008		NATO Secretary General visits United States The Secretary General of NATO, Mr. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer visited Washington on Friday 24 October 2008.
09 Jul. 2008		NATO Allies sign Accession Protocols for Albania and Croatia Allies signed today the Accession Protocols with Albania and Croatia, opening the way for the full NATO membership of these two countries. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Albania, H.E. Mr. Luzlim Basha and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Croatia, H.E. Mr. Gordan Jandrocović participated in the ceremony in the NATO Headquarters.
25 Apr. 2008		NATO conducts accession talks with Albania and Croatia The two countries have now formally begun accession talks to join the Alliance, as they were invited to during the Bucharest Summit earlier this month. This is the first of five main steps on the road to full NATO membership.
03 Apr. 2008		NATO decisions on open-door policy The Heads of State and Government of the NATO member countries met today to enlarge the Alliance and further strengthen their ability to confront the existing and emerging 21st century security threats.
06 Mar. 2008		NATO foreign ministers discuss prospects on enlargement and operations NATO’s 26 foreign ministers met for informal talks at NATO Headquarters in Brussels on 6 March 2008 to set the state for possible decisions at the upcoming Bucharest Summit in April.
20 May. 2007 - 21 May. 2007		NATO Secretary General and President Bush hold talks The President and Mrs Laura Bush invited NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer and Mrs Jeannine de Hoop Scheffer to their ranch in Crawford, Texas, from 20 to 21 May.
21 Sep. 2006		NATO offers Intensified Dialogue to Georgia At the meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers in New York, 21 September, the NATO Secretary General announced the decision to offer Intensified Dialogue to Georgia.