Oct 1993
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Slovenian Parliament decides to apply for "associate" representation in the
North Atlantic Assembly.
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Mar 30, 1994
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Slovenia joins the NATO project Partnership for Peace. Alliance Secretary
General Manfred Wörner and Slovenian Premier Janez Drnovsek sign the
relevant document at NATO Headquarters in Brussels.
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Apr 1994
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NATO Secretary General Javier Solana promotes cooperation between NATO
and Slovenia during a trip to Ljubljana.
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Sep 1996
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Slovene Premier Janez Drnovsek says after his return from the United States
that Slovenia will undoubtedly be among the first candidates for full-fledged
membership of the North Atlantic Alliance.
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Apr 1997
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Slovene Premier Janez Drnovsek fights in the NATO Council for his country´s
participation in "the first wave" of enlargement of NATO.
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Apr 1997
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The Central and Eastern Europe and Euro-Atlantic Security conference is held
in Ljubljana.
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Jun 1997
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Slovene Defence Minister Tit Turnsek makes it clear in Brussels that Slovenia
firmly counts with being admitted to NATO in the first wave.
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Jul 1997
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Though Slovenia has made a great progress in fulfilling the NATO entry
criteria, it is not invited to enter the Alliance at its summit in Madrid.
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Feb 1998
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NATO Secretary General Javier Solana during his visit to Ljubljana assures
Slovenia´s leading representatives that the door to NATO is still open to
additional new members.
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Mar 1998
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Slovene Foreign Minister Boris Frlec says in NATO Headquarters in Brussels
that Slovenia hopes to be included in the list of countries invited to join the
Alliance in 1999.
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Nov 1998
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An international military exercise Cooperative Adventure Exchange ´98 is
held in the south of Slovenia under NATO command; it is participated in by
almost 5,500 soldiers from eight Alliance states and from ten countries
included in the Partnership for Peace NATO program.
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Mar 1999
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Slovenia allows NATO aircraft to use its air space if necessary during air
strikes against Serbia.
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Apr 1999
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Slovenia is included at the Washington summit in the list of NATO entry
candidate countries.
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May 2000
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NATO Secretary General George Robertson during his visit to Slovenia praises
NATO´s partnership countries in the southeast of Europe for their
participation in the restoration of peace in former Yugoslavia.
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Oct 2001
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Foreign ministers from the ten NATO membership candidate countries issue a
joint communiqué in which they express support for the campaign against
terrorism led by the United States.
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Nov 2001
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NATO Secretary General George Robertson during his visit to Slovenia praises
the political stability and military reforms in this former Yugoslav republic; he
however does not say directly whether Slovenia will be among the countries,
which will be extended an invitation at the Prague summit in 2002 to enter
the Alliance.
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May 2002
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Slovene Parliament starts discussing a proposal by the Party of the Youth of
Slovenia (SMS) to hold a referendum on NATO entry; according to the
proposal, the Slovenes should express their stand before the Prague summit
at which Slovenia is generally expected to be invited to enter NATO.
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May 2002
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Main Slovene political parties won't support the proposal to declare a
referendum on NATO addmission untill the country receives an official
invitation to join the Alliance. The Government, according to deputies, should
enhance its effort to promote the importance of NATO membership among
Slovene general public
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Sep 2002
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Slovenia has prepared the Fourth ANP MAP for the period 2002/2003, and
handed it over to NATO in September 2002. In it are presented the activities
and implementation of the set aims from the third cycle of the MAP and
central tasks for the 2002/2003 period. Particular stress is given to Slovenia's
cooperation in the fight against terrorism and other contemporary security
challenges, informing the public about Slovene preparations for membership
of NATO, restructuring the defence forces and the decision on a gradual
transition to a professional army, and adequate funds devoted to defence.
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November 2002
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At NATO Prague Summit 2002, Slovenia was invited together with
other six candidate countries for NATO membership - Bulgaria, Estonia,
Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia -to join the Alliance.
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