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NATO leaders permit entry by Croatia, Albania

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-04-03 09:51

BUCHAREST -- NATO leaders have agreed to invite Croatia and Albania to join the alliance, NATO spokesman James Appathurai said Wednesday.

The agreement was reached at an informal dinner of the NATO heads of state and government on Wednesday night.

For the third aspirant country, Macedonia, the leaders hoped that it can be invited as soon as possible given the fact that Greece, a NATO ally, has made clear that it will veto the invitation unless Macedonia changes its official name.