Partnership for Peace
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Partnership for Peace (PfP) is a North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) program aimed at creating trust between NATO and other states in Europe and the former Soviet Union; 23 nations are members.[1] It was first proposed as an American initiative at the meeting of NATO defense ministers in Travemünde, Germany, on 20–21 October 1993, and formally lanched on 10-11 January 1994 NATO summit in Brussels, Belgium.[2] Ten states which were members (Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia) have since joined NATO.
On April 26, 1995 Malta became a member of PfP;[3] it left on October 27, 1996 in order to keep its security intact.[4] On March 20, 2008 Malta decided to reactivate their PfP membership;[5] this was accepted by NATO at the Summit in Bucharest on April 3, 2008.[6] During the NATO summit in Riga on November 29, 2006, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia were invited to join PfP[7] after which they joined PfP[8] on 14 December 2006.[9]
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[edit] Signatories of Partnership for Peace Framework Document
[edit] Current members
Albania (February 23, 1994)[8]
Armenia (October 5, 1994)[8]
Austria (February 10, 1995)[8]
Azerbaijan (May 4, 1994)[8]
Belarus (January 11, 1995)[8]
Bosnia and Herzegovina (December 14, 2006)[8]
Croatia (May 25, 2000)[8]
Finland (May 9, 1994)[8]
Georgia (March 23, 1994)[8]
Ireland (December 1, 1999)[8]
Kazakhstan (May 27, 1994)[8]
Kyrgyzstan (June 1, 1994)[8]
Malta (joined April 26, 1995;[3] withdrew on October 27, 1996.[4] Malta decided to reactivate their Partnership for Peace membership on March 20, 2008;[5] this was accepted by NATO at the summit in Bucharest on April 3, 2008.[6])
Moldova (March 16, 1994)[8]
Montenegro (December 14, 2006)[8]
Russia (June 22, 1994)[8]
Serbia (December 14, 2006)[8]
Sweden (May 9, 1994)[8]
Switzerland (December 11, 1996)[8]
Tajikistan (February 20, 2002)[8]
Republic of Macedonia (November 15, 1995)[8]
Turkmenistan (May 10, 1994)[8]
Ukraine (February 8, 1994)[8]
Uzbekistan (July 13, 1994)[8]
[edit] Countries that were signatories but became full NATO members on 12 March 1999[8]
[edit] Countries that were signatories but became full NATO members on 29 March 2004[8]
Bulgaria (February 14, 1994)[8]
Estonia (February 3, 1994)[8]
Latvia (February 14, 1994)[8]
Lithuania (January 27, 1994)[8]
Romania (January 26, 1994)[8]
Slovakia (February 9, 1994)[8]
Slovenia (March 30, 1994)[8]
[edit] References
- ^ North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (2006-12-14). Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia join NATO Partnership for Peace. Retrieved on 2006-12-17.
- ^ Borawski, John (April 1995). "Partnership for Peace and beyond". International Affairs 71 (2): 233-246. Royal Institute of International Affairs 1944-.
- ^ a b North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (1995-04-26). Secretary General's Council Welcoming Remarks, Visit by Maltese Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Professor Guido de Marco, Wednesday, 26th April 1995. Retrieved on 2006-11-30.
- ^ a b Bohlen, Celestine. "New Malta Chief Focuses on Neutrality", New York Times, 1996-11-12. Retrieved on 2008-04-05. "Within hours of taking office, Mr. Sant withdrew Malta's membership in Partnership for Peace, a NATO military cooperation program that is so loosely defined that its sign-up list now spans the spectrum from Russia to Switzerland. [...] Mr. Sant says none of those moves should be interpreted as anti-European or anti-American, but simply as the best way of insuring Malta's security."
- ^ a b Gambin, Karl (2008-04-03). Malta reactivates Partnership for Peace membership. DI-VE. Retrieved on 2008-04-03. “The cabinet has agreed to reactivate its membership in the Partnership for Peace which was withdrawn in 1996, the government said on Thursday.”
- ^ a b North Atlantic Treaty Organization (2008-04-03). Malta re-engages in the Partnership for Peace Programme. Retrieved on 2008-04-03. “At the Bucharest Summit, NATO Heads of State and Government welcomed Malta’s return to the Partnership for Peace Programme. At Malta's request, the Allies have re-activated Malta's participation in the Partnership for Peace Programme (PfP).”
- ^ North Atlantic Treaty Organization (2006-11-29). Alliance offers partnership to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia. Retrieved on 2006-11-30.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj North Atlantic Treaty Organization (2006-10-05). Signatures of Partnership for Peace Framework Document. Retrieved on 2006-11-30.
- ^ Associated Press (2006-12-14). Serbia inducted into NATO. Retrieved on 2006-12-14.
