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Visiting NATO headquarters for the first time since her election to office in December, Croatian Foreign Minister Vesna Pusic met with Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen on Thursday 22 March to discuss NATO’s objectives for the Chicago Summit in May, and beyond.
Speaking following the meeting, she explained that she would like to use her country’s participation in the summit to highlight the role of women as peacekeepers in the Balkans and other areas of war and conflict.
“I would like to focus attention on the plight of women in peacekeeping forces and in the countries where they operate,” says Minister Pusic, one of two female ministers for foreign affairs in NATO. “The plight of women in every country, in particular war torn, poor countries, defines the chance of stability in those places.”
She added that the whole purpose of peacekeeping should be sustainable peace and not just the absence of war. “We cannot achieve that without including more women in the process.”
Stability in the Balkans
In the meeting with the Secretary General, Minister Pusic also discussed the prominent role Croatia can play in ensuring stability in the Balkans region, and in helping progress the NATO membership action plan of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
“It is important that Bosnia and Herzegovina is recognised and credited for signing an agreement and legislating on the issues surrounding the transfer of military property,” she explains adding that she hope this recognition could occur at Chicago by moving forward in the Membership Action Plan process that has already begun.
“All Balkans countries should be NATO members,” she adds. “Membership means more than just increased security, it is also about institutional and state building, and this is very important.”