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January 1995

1 Jan

Four months cease-fire in Bosnia begins.

Austria, Finland and Sweden join the European Union.

The World Trade Organisation (WTO) is established as the successor to GATT.

11 Jan

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus, Uladzmir Syanko, visits NATO and signs the Partnership for Peace Framework Document.

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13 Jan

1993 UN Chemical Weapons Convention fails to be enacted: only 20 countries ratify the treaty. To be implemented 65 countries are needed.

18 Jan

The NATO Council agrees on a NATO standardisation programme to improve the coordination of allied policies and programmes for materiel, technical and operational standardisation.

23 Jan

The Albanian Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs, Arjan Starova, and Vice Minister of Defence, Alfred Moisieu, visit NATO and declare acceptance of the Albanian Individual Partnership Programme.

24 Jan

The NATO Council agrees on the establishment of a new NATO Standardisation Organisation.

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31 Jan

US announces a one-year extension of its unilateral moratorium on nuclear testing.