Focus series on the 7 countries invited to join NATO: Bulgaria Estonia Latvia Lithuania Romania Slovakia Slovenia

Romania News 29/03/2004 - NATO Seven new members join NATO 26/03/2003 - NATO Accession protocols signed 14/03/2003 - NATO Seven invitees participate in C3 Board meeting 27/02/2003 - NATO Secretary General visits Lithuania, Latvia and Romania 29/01/2003 - NATO NATO Update: NATO begins accession talks with invitees Biographies Senior Partner Government Officials NATO Invitee Ministers of Foreign Affairs NATO Invitee Chiefs of Staff NATO Invitee Ministers of Defence Permanent representative to NATO for Romania Multimedia 09/01/2004 Video interview with Ambassador Bogdan Mazuru National Hymn of Romania Photogallery of Romania Background November 2002 - NATO The Road to NATO membership The Romanian National Flag Links Romanian Presidency Romanian Government The Euro-Atlantic Council of Romania Romania became a NATO partner country in 1991. At the November 2002 Prague Summit, along with six other countries it was invited to join the Alliance. Romania in NATO Official contacts began in July 1990, when the Prime Minister of Romania, Mr. Petre Roman wrote a letter to the then NATO Secretary General, Manfred Worner, inviting him to visit Romania. The letter also suggested the accreditation of a Romanian Ambassador to NATO. More... Romania's contribution to NATO A selection of photo's highlighting Romania's contribution to NATO's operations and international military missions, such as in Afghanistan and Iraq. More...   Looking to NATO membership "Membership in NATO will be for Romania the same solid guarantee for defense and security enjoyed by all members of the Alliance in the past 55 years. This guarantee is very important for the development of a stable, democratic and prosperous Romania," said Ambassador Bogdan Mazuru in a special interview for the NATO Web site. More... Romania at a glance Romania's location sits astride one of the most strategically important areas of the world. Located in the Southeastern Region of Central Europe, Romania is nearly at the exact north-south/east-west geographic center between Europe and Asia. More...