Bucharest hosted NATO meeting
04.04.2008
Parallel NATO and NATO-Russia Council meetings took place in Bucharest where President Vladimir Putin and President George W. Bush had conversations.
Romania (9) -- Analyses-- 2008
The decisions in Bucharest
04.04.2008
Albania and Croatia were invited to enter NATO. The application of Macedonia was postponed because of the issues between Grece and Macedonia regarding the name of teh former Yougoslav republic.
France, Germany and several other NATO members opposed putting Ukraine and Georgia on the path toward NATO to avoid provoking Russia, and the alliance postponed consideration of their eventual membership.