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Protocols by the end of July 2008 and completing the 
ratification process without delay; 
Whereas NATO expressed recognition of the hard work and 
commitment demonstrated by other countries that aspire 
to join NATO and commended those countries for their 
efforts to build multiethnic societies; 
Whereas NATO agreed that Ukraine and Georgia have made 
valuable contributions to NATO operations, expressed 
clear support for the applications for Membership Action 
Plans from Ukraine and Georgia as the next step to full 
membership, and stated that NATO will begin a period 
of intensive engagement with Ukraine and Georgia to as-
sess those applications for the December 2008 meeting; 
Whereas NATO invited Bosnia and Herzegovina and Monte-
negro to begin an Intensified Dialogue on the full range 
of political, military, financial, and security issues relat-
ing to their aspirations to join NATO; 
Whereas NATO expressed the desire to develop an ambitious 
and substantive relationship with Serbia, making full use 
of Serbia’s membership in the Partnership for Peace, and 
to make more progress toward integrating Serbia into the 
Euro-Atlantic community, including though an Intensi-
fied Dialogue following a request by Serbia; and 
Whereas NATO’s ongoing enlargement process has been a 
historic success in advancing stability and cooperation 
and reaching the transatlantic goal of ensuring that Eu-
rope is whole and free, and united in peace, democracy, 
and common values: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) congratulates Albania and Croatia on being 
invited by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
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(NATO) to begin accession talks and recognizes the 
historic nature of that achievement, earned through 
years of hard work and a demonstrated commitment 
to common security and the shared values of NATO 
members; 
(2) expresses strong support for the timely com-
pletion of the accession process with Albania and 
Croatia; 
(3) fully supports the invitations to initiate an 
Intensified Dialogue between NATO and Bosnia and 
Herzegovina, Montenegro, and Serbia; 
(4) supports the enlargement of NATO and be-
lieves that continued engagement with all countries 
that aspire to join NATO will strengthen security 
for all countries in the Euro-Atlantic region; 
(5) supports the declaration of NATO at the 
Bucharest Summit, which states that NATO’s door 
should remain open to European democracies willing 
and able to assume the responsibilities and obliga-
tions of membership, in accordance with article 10 
of the North Atlantic Treaty, signed at Washington 
April 4, 1949 (TIAS 1964); and 
(6) affirms the statement in that declaration 
that any decision with respect to the membership of 
countries in NATO will be made through consensus, 
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by members of NATO, and no country outside of 
NATO has a vote or veto with respect to such deci-
sions. 
Æ 
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