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Madrid Summit Meeting of the North Atlantic Council. NATO Heads
of State and Government agree to invite the Czech Republic, Hungary
and Poland to begin accession talks with NATO with a view to becoming
members of the Alliance, after completion of the ratification process,
in April 1999. They reaffirm that NATO remains open to new members
under Article 10 of the North Atlantic Treaty and agree to review
the process at their next meeting in 1999. Formal signature of the
Charter on a Distinctive Partnership between NATO and Ukraine. NATO
Heads of State and Government issue a special declaration on Bosnia
and Herzegovina reaffirming their commitment to the full implementation
of the Peace Agreement and to the establishment of Bosnia and Herzegovina
as a single, democratic and multiethnic state.
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Meeting of the Heads of State and Government of NATO and Cooperation
Partners under the aegis of the Euro-Atlantic Cooperation Council
(EAPC). The meeting focuses on how the EAPC can most effectively
be used to contribute to security and stability.
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US Army General Wesley Clark replaces General G. Joulwan to become
the new Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR).
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Coordination of assistance for flooding in Poland takes place through
NATOs Disaster Relief Policy at the request of the Polish government.
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First meeting of the NATO-Russia Permanent Joint Council (PJC)
at Ambassadorial level in Brussels agrees on organisational and
procedural arrangements.
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The WEU issues a Declaration on the Role of the Western European
Union and its Relations with the European Union and the Atlantic
Alliance.
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