1997 Madrid summit
NATO Summit Madrid 1997 1997 Madrid Summit | |
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Host country | Spain |
Date | 8–9 July 1997 |
Venue(s) | Institución Ferial de Madrid |
Cities | Madrid |
Follows | 1997 Paris summit |
Precedes | 1999 Washington summit |
Website | www |
The 1997 Madrid summit was a meeting of the
Summit
Venue
The summit was held at the pavilions of the IFEMA fairgrounds. The government of Spain allocated 1.3 billion pesetas (€7.8 million) for the development of the summit.[1]
NATO Enlargement
The topic of enlargement was the main focus of the summit. The result of the summit was that Hungary, Poland, and the Czech Republic were invited to join NATO. Fellow
Distinctive Partnership
Additionally, a "Charter on a Distinctive Partnership" was signed between NATO and Ukraine, creating the NATO-Ukraine Commission and establishing relations between the two,
Participants
The official meetings were led by
Non-NATO member |
- ^ 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 Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, FYR Macedonia, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan are not member states of NATO but were invited to attend and participate in the summit.
Other events
On the evening of 8 July 1997, King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofía welcomed the heads of State, of Government, of Delegations and their companions at the Royal Palace, where they hosted a state dinner.[9]
See also
References
- ^ "Spain will dedicate 1.3 billion to the NATO summit in Madrid". El País (in Spanish). 27 March 1997.
- ISBN 0-2759-6108-7.
- ^ King, John; Hurst, Steve (8 July 1997). "NATO invites Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic to join". CNN. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ^ King, John (6 July 1997). "Big Issues Confront NATO at Madrid Summit". CNN. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ^ "NATO's relations with Ukraine". NATO. 29 September 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ^ Heads of State and Government of NATO (8 July 1997). "Special Declaration on Bosnia And Herzegovina" (Press release). Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ISBN 0-8476-9866-1.
- ^ "Heads of Delegation". NATO. 4 July 1997. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ^ "Address by his Majesty King Juan Carlos I". NATO.int. NATO. 8 July 1997.