Adriatic Charter
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The Adriatic Charter is an association formed by Albania, Croatia, North Macedonia and the United States for the purpose of aiding their attempts to join NATO.
History
The Adriatic Charter was signed on 2 May 2003 in Tirana under the aegis of the United States. The role of the United States has caused some confusion; in discussions in the other member states, the Charter is often called the U.S.-Adriatic Charter. In September 2008 Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina were invited to join the Charter and joined on December 4, 2008.[https://2009-2017.state.gov/p/eur/rls/fs/112766.htm United States Department of State] United States Department of State Serbia accepted observer status at the same time. On 1 April 2009, Albania and Croatia became the first of the group to join NATO. On 5 June 2017, Montenegro joined NATO.{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/06/05/montenegro-joins-nato-alliances-29th-member/|title = Montenegro defies Russia to join Nato as alliance's 29th member|newspaper = The Telegraph|date = 5 June 2017|last1 = Oliphant|first1 = Roland}} On 27 March 2020, North Macedonia joined NATO.{{cite news |title=It's official: North Macedonia becomes NATO's 30th member |url=https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2020/03/27/its-official-north-macedonia-becomes-natos-30th-member/ |accessdate=28 March 2020 |work=Defense News |agency=The Associated Press |date=27 March 2020}}
Members
Joined 2003
- {{flag|Albania}} (NATO member since 2009)
- {{flag|Croatia}} (NATO member since 2009)
- {{flag|North Macedonia}} (NATO member since 2020)
- {{flag|United States}} (NATO founder)
Joined 2008
- {{flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}
- {{flag|Montenegro}} (NATO member since 2017)
=Observers=
Since 2008
Since 2012
- {{flag|Kosovo}}[http://www.mksf-ks.org/?page=1,24,513 Ministri i FSK-së Agim Ҫeku kërkoi antarsimin në "Karta e Adriatikut"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813142647/http://www.mksf-ks.org/?page=1,24,513 |date=2017-08-13 }}, Ministry for Kosovo Security Force, 2012-03-29 (in Albanian)[http://setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/features/2013/01/21/feature-04 Kosovo looking to join the Adriatic Charter]{{cite web | url=https://pips-ks.org/en/Detail/ArtMID/1446/ArticleID/4206 | title=Kosovo's membership in the Adriatic Charter: What are the odds? }}{{cite web | url=https://www.eucom.mil/pressrelease/42497/us-adriatic-charter-nations-military-leaders-reinforce-charter-commitments-during-conferen | title=US, Adriatic Charter nations' military leaders reinforce charter commitments during conference }}
Since 2023
See also
- Vilnius Group - a similar association of NATO-aspirant countries.