U.S. official: Lithuania is bound for NATO

  • 1999-01-28
WASHINGTON/VILNIUS (BNS) - Lithuania will be the only Baltic country invited to NATO during the next round of expansion, said a high-ranking U.S. administration official.The official, who spoke to the Baltic News Service on condition of anonymity, said the United States will support inviting Slovenia and Slovakia along with Lithuania, but stressed that none will be invited at the alliance's summit in April. He said Lithuania and Slovenia are particularly appropriate because the countries meet all standards of membership.Slovakia, left out of the first round of enlargement because of its aut...
 
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