Adriatic Charter
Adriatic-Baltic-Atlantic Meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs
Joint Press Statement
Riga, Latvia
March 24, 2009
The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Estonia, Macedonia, Latvia, Lithuania and representatives of Minister of Foreign Affairs of Montenegro and of the Secretary of State of the United States of America convened in Riga, Latvia to further our dialogue aimed at supporting the countries of the Western Balkans in their pursuit of Euro-Atlantic integration.
Southeast European defense ministers gathered in Zagreb
Southeast European defense ministers gathered in Zagreb last week for an informal meeting that focused on the countries' NATO bids. The ministers also discussed the challenges facing regional security, as well as co-operation possibilities among the Adriatic Charter states.
The Adriatic Charter is an association formed by Albania, Croatia and Macedonia for the purpose of aiding their attempts to join NATO. The Charter was signed in 2003 in Washington under the aegis of the United States. Montenegro and Bosnia-Herzegovina joined the Adriatic Charter in December 2008.
