(10) In the NATO Participation Act of 1994 
(title II of Public Law 103–447; 22 U.S.C. 1928 
note), Congress declared that ‘‘full and active par-
ticipants in the Partnership for Peace in a position 
to further the principles of the North Atlantic Trea-
ty and to contribute to the security of the North At-
lantic area should be invited to become full NATO 
members in accordance with Article 10 of such 
Treaty at an early date’’. 
(11) In the NATO Enlargement Facilitation 
Act of 1996 (22 U.S.C. 1928 note 110 Stat. 3009– 
173), Congress called for the prompt admission of 
Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Slovenia 
to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and de-
clared that ‘‘in order to promote economic stability 
and security in Slovakia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, 
Romania, Bulgaria, Albania, Moldova, and Ukraine 
. . . the process of enlarging NATO to include 
emerging democracies in Central and Eastern Eu-
rope should not be limited to consideration of admit-
ting Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Slo-
venia as full members of the NATO Alliance’’. 
(12) At the Madrid Summit of the North Atlan-
tic Treaty Organization in July 1997, Poland, Hun-
gary, and the Czech Republic were invited to join 
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the Alliance, and the North Atlantic Treaty Organi-
zation Heads of State and Government issued a dec-
laration stating, ‘‘The alliance expects to extend fur-
ther invitations in coming years to nations willing 
and able to assume the responsibilities and obliga-
tions of membership . . . No European democratic 
country whose admission would fulfill the objectives 
of the [North Atlantic] Treaty will be excluded from 
consideration.’’. 
(13) In the European Security Act of 1998 (22 
U.S.C. 1928 note; 112 Stat. 2681–839), Congress 
declared that ‘‘Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Re-
public should not be the last emerging democracies 
in Central and Eastern Europe invited to join 
NATO’’ and that ‘‘Romania, Estonia, Latvia, Lith-
uania, and Bulgaria . . . would make an out-
standing contribution to furthering the goals of 
NATO and enhancing stability, freedom, and peace 
in Europe should they become NATO members 
[and] upon complete satisfaction of all relevant cri-
teria should be invited to become full NATO mem-
bers at the earliest possible date’’. 
(14) On February 11, 1998, the Senate ap-
proved the resolution of advice and consent to ratifi-
cation of the Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty 
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of 1949 on Accession of Poland, Hungary, and the 
Czech Republic (Treaty Document 105–36), inviting 
Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic to join 
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. 
(15) At the Washington Summit of the North 
Atlantic Treaty Organization in April 1999, the 
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Heads of State 
and Government issued a communique declaring, 
‘‘We pledge that NATO will continue to welcome 
new members in a position to further the principles 
of the [North Atlantic] Treaty and contribute to 
peace and security in the Euro-Atlantic area . . . 
The three new members will not be the last . . . No 
European democratic country whose admission 
would fulfill the objectives of the Treaty will be ex-
cluded from consideration, regardless of its geo-
graphic location . . .’’. 
(16) In the Gerald B. H. Solomon Freedom 
Consolidation Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–187; 22 
U.S.C. 1928 note), Congress endorsed ‘‘the vision of 
further enlargement of the NATO Alliance articu-
lated by President George W. Bush on June 15, 
2001, and by former President William J. Clinton 
on October 22, 1996’’. 
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(17) At the Prague Summit of the North Atlan-
tic Treaty Organization in November 2002, Bul-
garia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slo-
vakia, and Slovenia were invited to join the Alliance 
in the second round of enlargement of the North At-
lantic Treaty Organization since the end of the Cold 
War, and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
Heads of State and Government issued a declaration 
stating, ‘‘NATO’s door will remain open to Euro-
pean democracies willing and able to assume the re-
sponsibilities and obligations of membership, in ac-
cordance with Article 10 of the Washington Trea-
ty.’’. 
(18) On May 8, 2003, the Senate unanimously 
approved the resolution of advice and consent to 
ratification of the Protocols to the North Atlantic 
Treaty of 1949 on Accession of Bulgaria, Estonia, 
Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia, 
inviting Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Roma-
nia, Slovakia, and Slovenia (Treaty Document 108– 
4), inviting those countries to join the North Atlan-
tic Treaty Organization. 
(19) At the Istanbul Summit of the North At-
lantic Treaty Organization in June 2004, the North 
Atlantic Treaty Organization Heads of State and 
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Government issued a communique reaffirming that 
NATO’s door remains open to new members, declar-
ing, ‘‘We celebrate the success of NATO’s Open 
Door Policy, and reaffirm today that our seven new 
members will not be the last. The door to member-
ship remains open. We welcome the progress made 
by Albania, Croatia, and the former Yugoslav Re-
public of Macedonia(1) in implementing their Annual 
National Programmes under the Membership Action 
Plan, and encourage them to continue pursuing the 
reforms necessary to progress toward NATO mem-
bership. We also commend their contribution to re-
gional stability and cooperation. We want all three 
countries to succeed and will continue to assist them 
in their reform efforts. NATO will continue to assess 
each country’s candidacy individually, based on the 
progress made towards reform goals pursued 
through the Membership Action Plan, which will re-
main the vehicle to keep the readiness of each aspi-
rant for membership under review. We direct that 
NATO Foreign Ministers keep the enlargement 
process, including the implementation of the Mem-
bership Action Plan, under continual review and re-
port to us. We will review at the next Summit 
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