November 1997
Hungarians voted overwhelmingly (85 percent) to join NATO in a national referendum.
Foreign and Defence Ministers of the WEU met in Erfurt, Germany and agreed on harmonising the EU and WEU presidencies.
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Russian military representative to NATO, Lieutenant-General Viktor Zavarzin, held his first official meeting with NATO Military Committee Chairman, Klaus Naumann.
Visit to NATO by Polish Prime Minister Jerzy Buzek.