Reader's Guide to the NATO Summit in Washington. Held on April 23-25, 1999

摘要

The Washington Summit took place during an unprecedented period in the history ofthe Alliance. In April 1999, attention was focused on the Balkans, with NATO engaged in an air campaign in Yugoslavia in support of the political aims of the international community for peace in Kosovo. At the same time, the Alliance, commemorating its 50th Anniversary, welcomed three new members into its ranks and concluded two years of intense work on the ambitious agenda set out at the 1997 Madrid Summit. The documents issued at the Summit reflect these exceptional times. The texts reveal the breadth and depth of work undertaken by the Alliance on a daily basis and underscore NATO's ability to adapt appropriately to changing circumstances. Above all, they describe the many facets of the Alliances commitment to promote peace, stability and freedom and to build a Europe whole and free, where security and prosperity are shared and indivisible (from The Washington Declaration). This brochure brings together all official texts and declarations issued in the context of the Washington Summit. Each of these is reproduced in its entirety and represents the formal views of the Alliance and of the countries participating in the various Washington meetings.