CROATIA
AND VILNIUS GROUP
The Vilnius Group (V10) was launched in the Lithuanian capital,
Vilnius in May 2000, when the foreign ministers of the countries
aspiring to join NATO gathered for the first time in the context of the
alliance's enlargement to express mutual support and solidarity and
signed the Statement from Vilnius.
Croatia joined the Vilnius Group at the first prime ministerial meeting
in Bratislava in May 2001 and has been an active member ever since.
The V10 comprises Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia.
VILNIUS STATEMENT
While each country should be considered on its own merits, we believe that the integration of each democracy will be a success for us all and the integration of each democracy will be a success for Europe and NATO.
KEY V-10 EVENTS IN 2002
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Skopje, Macedonia, March 8, V-10 Foreign Ministers meeting
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Washington DC, March 13-14, 3 Baltic Defense ministers
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Bucharest, Romania, March 25-26, V-10 Prime Ministers meeting
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Zagreb, Croatia, May 10-11, V-10 Chairmen of Parliaments meeting
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Reykjavik, Iceland, May 13-16, NAC & EAPC Foreign ministers meeting
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Vilnius, Lithuania, July 4, U.S. – Baltic Partnership Commission meeting
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Riga, Latvia, July 4-6, V-10 Prime Ministers meeting
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Prague, Czech Republic, November 21-23, NATO Summit
VILNIUS GROUP
REPRESENTATIVES MEET IN WASHINGTON (March 16. 2002)