Membership in NATO is Slovenia's Strategic Goal
Full membership of NATO is a strategic goal which Slovenia set for
itself immediately upon independence. Slovenia has endeavoured to
become a member of NATO because of the fundamental values it shares
with the alliance, its strategic security interests and its vital
national interests; in addition, Slovenia's membership of NATO will
contribute to maintaining stability and security of Europe.
NATO membership will help Slovenia to consolidate its status as a
safe country boasting a low level of business risk and safe conditions
for investment; other indirect benefits of NATO membership include the
participation in scientific, technological and information flows from
the most developed countries in the world, economic cooperation with
these countries and, of course, military cooperation. Last but not
least, in the long term, NATO membership will cut defence expenditure.
Membership in NATO is Slovenia's national strategic priority, which
enjoys wide support of the majority of parliamentary parties as well
as of the public.
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