1、Governments having indicated a desire to join NATO are: Albania, Bulgaria, the Czech1Republic, Estonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania,Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia.NATO Madrid Declaration on Euro-Atlantic Security and Cooperation, Issued by the2Heads
2、 of State and Government, Madrid, Spain, July 8, 1997.Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS Web97-443 FUpdated July 14, 1997NATO: July 1997 Madrid Summit OutcomeStanley R. SloanSenior Specialist in International Security PolicyForeign A
3、ffairs and National Defense DivisionSummaryPresident Clinton and the other NATO heads of state and government, meeting inMadrid, Spain on July 8-9, 1997, invited the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland tobegin accession talks with the Alliance. Initiating the enlargement process was themajor goal se
4、t for the summit meeting, but the outcome was achieved only after somehard bargaining. French President Jacques Chirac came to Madrid strongly advocatinginclusion of Romania and Slovenia in the first group of invitees. He argued successfullyfor some indication that these two southern European countr