The 1997 Madrid summit was a meeting of the heads of state and heads of government of the sixteen members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and their partner countries held in Madrid, Spain, on 8–9 July 1997. It was the 15th NATO summit and the second in 1997, the previous one being held in Paris. The summit was notable for inviting three new members, Hungary, Poland, and the Czech Republic to join the alliance.
The summit was held at the pavilions of the IFEMA fairgrounds. The government of Spain allocated 1.3 billion pesetas (€7.8 million) for the development of the summit.[1]
NATO Enlargementedit
The topic of enlargement was the main focus of the summit. The result of the summit was that Hungary, Poland, and the Czech Republic were invited to join NATO. Fellow Visegrád Group member Slovakia was excluded from this invitation. Slovakia had held a referendum on NATO membership in May 1997, but turnout in the referendum failed to achieve the required 50% of eligible voters and government sabotage was blamed, which in turn was viewed as one of a string of undemocratic measures taken by Prime Minister Vladimír Mečiar.[2] A majority of NATO members reportedly supported France's proposal to also immediately invite Romania and Slovenia as members, but this was strongly opposed by U.S. President Bill Clinton, and even an "iron-clad guarantee" that they could be invited in two years time was watered-down in favor of an "open door" policy for new potential members.[3] A main concern for the United States was the cost of potentially raising the military standards of the new Eastern European members. Estimates put this cost at as much as US$10 billion, which participants worried could lead to the treaty recognizing the new members being rejected by the Republican-held U.S. Senate.[4]
Distinctive Partnershipedit
Additionally, a "Charter on a Distinctive Partnership" was signed between NATO and Ukraine, creating the NATO-Ukraine Commission and establishing relations between the two,[5] and a declaration supporting peace efforts in Bosnia-Herzegovina was read and signed by participants.[6]
Secretary of DefenseWilliam Cohen, accompanied by National Security Advisor Samuel Burger (left) and Secretary of StateMadeleine Albright (right), speaks during a press conference, held 8 July 1997, at the Miguel Ángel Hotel, Madrid, Spain. The three policy leaders talked to reporters about the historic decision, made earlier in the day at the NATO summit, to invite Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic, three former members of the now defunct Warsaw Pact, to begin accession negotiations to join the NATO alliance.
On the evening of 8 July 1997, KingJuan Carlos I and Queen Sofía welcomed the heads of State, of Government, of Delegations and their companions at the Royal Palace, where they hosted a state dinner.[9]
^"Spain will dedicate 1.3 billion to the NATO summit in Madrid". El País (in Spanish). 27 March 1997.
^Kukan, Eduard (1999). "Slovakia and NATO". In Anton Bebler (ed.). The Challenge of NATO Enlargement. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 164–166. ISBN0-2759-6108-7.
^King, John; Hurst, Steve (8 July 1997). "NATO invites Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic to join". CNN. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
^King, John (6 July 1997). "Big Issues Confront NATO at Madrid Summit". CNN. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
^"NATO's relations with Ukraine". NATO. 29 September 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
^Heads of State and Government of NATO (8 July 1997). "Special Declaration on Bosnia And Herzegovina" (Press release). Retrieved 4 December 2014.
^Black, Joseph Laurence (2000). Russia Faces NATO Expansion: Bearing Gifts Or Bearing Arms?. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 59–60. ISBN0-8476-9866-1.
^"Heads of Delegation". NATO. 4 July 1997. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
^"Address by his Majesty King Juan Carlos I". NATO.int. NATO. 8 July 1997.
External linksedit
Official site
April 15, 2024
1997, madrid, summit, meeting, heads, state, heads, government, sixteen, members, north, atlantic, treaty, organization, nato, their, partner, countries, held, madrid, spain, july, 1997, 15th, nato, summit, second, 1997, previous, being, held, paris, summit, n. The 1997 Madrid summit was a meeting of the heads of state and heads of government of the sixteen members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization NATO and their partner countries held in Madrid Spain on 8 9 July 1997 It was the 15th NATO summit and the second in 1997 the previous one being held in Paris The summit was notable for inviting three new members Hungary Poland and the Czech Republic to join the alliance NATO Summit Madrid 19971997 Madrid SummitHost countrySpainDate8 9 July 1997Venue s Institucion Ferial de MadridCitiesMadridFollows1997 Paris summitPrecedes1999 Washington summitWebsitewww wbr nato wbr int Contents 1 Summit 1 1 Venue 1 2 NATO Enlargement 1 3 Distinctive Partnership 2 Participants 3 Other events 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksSummit editVenue edit The summit was held at the pavilions of the IFEMA fairgrounds The government of Spain allocated 1 3 billion pesetas 7 8 million for the development of the summit 1 NATO Enlargement edit The topic of enlargement was the main focus of the summit The result of the summit was that Hungary Poland and the Czech Republic were invited to join NATO Fellow Visegrad Group member Slovakia was excluded from this invitation Slovakia had held a referendum on NATO membership in May 1997 but turnout in the referendum failed to achieve the required 50 of eligible voters and government sabotage was blamed which in turn was viewed as one of a string of undemocratic measures taken by Prime Minister Vladimir Meciar 2 A majority of NATO members reportedly supported France s proposal to also immediately invite Romania and Slovenia as members but this was strongly opposed by U S President Bill Clinton and even an iron clad guarantee that they could be invited in two years time was watered down in favor of an open door policy for new potential members 3 A main concern for the United States was the cost of potentially raising the military standards of the new Eastern European members Estimates put this cost at as much as US 10 billion which participants worried could lead to the treaty recognizing the new members being rejected by the Republican held U S Senate 4 Distinctive Partnership edit Additionally a Charter on a Distinctive Partnership was signed between NATO and Ukraine creating the NATO Ukraine Commission and establishing relations between the two 5 and a declaration supporting peace efforts in Bosnia Herzegovina was read and signed by participants 6 Participants editThe official meetings were led by NATO Secretary General Javier Solana One notable absence from the summit was Boris Yeltsin President of Russia which was instead represented by lower level bureaucrats 7 8 nbsp Secretary of Defense William Cohen accompanied by National Security Advisor Samuel Burger left and Secretary of State Madeleine Albright right speaks during a press conference held 8 July 1997 at the Miguel Angel Hotel Madrid Spain The three policy leaders talked to reporters about the historic decision made earlier in the day at the NATO summit to invite Poland Hungary and the Czech Republic three former members of the now defunct Warsaw Pact to begin accession negotiations to join the NATO alliance Key Non NATO memberCountry ororganization Head of Delegation Title nbsp NATO Javier Solana Secretary General nbsp Albania a Bashkim Fino Prime Minister nbsp Armenia a Alexander Arzumanyan Minister of Foreign Affairs nbsp Austria a Viktor Klima Chancellor nbsp Azerbaijan a Heidar Aliev President nbsp Belarus a Alexander Lukashenko President nbsp Belgium Jean Luc Dehaene Prime Minister nbsp Bulgaria a Petar Stoyanov President nbsp Canada Jean Chretien Prime Minister nbsp Czech Republic a Vaclav Havel President nbsp Denmark Poul Nyrup Rasmussen Prime Minister nbsp Estonia a Lennart Meri President nbsp Finland a Martti Ahtisaari President nbsp France Jacques Chirac President nbsp Georgia a Eduard Shevardnadze President nbsp Germany Helmut Kohl Chancellor nbsp Greece Costas Simitis Prime Minister nbsp Hungary a Gyula Horn Prime Minister nbsp Iceland David Oddsson Prime Minister nbsp Italy Romano Prodi Prime Minister nbsp Kazakhstan a Auyeskhan Kyrbasov Ambassador nbsp Latvia a Guntis Ulmanis President nbsp Lithuania a Algirdas Brazauskas President nbsp Luxembourg Jean Claude Juncker Prime Minister nbsp FYR Macedonia a Kiro Gligorov President nbsp Moldova a Petru Lucinschi President nbsp Netherlands Wim Kok Prime Minister nbsp Norway Thorbjorn Jagland Prime Minister nbsp Poland a Aleksander Kwasniewski President nbsp Portugal Antonio Guterres Prime Minister nbsp Romania a Emil Constantinescu President nbsp Russia a Valery Serov Deputy Chairman of the Government nbsp Slovakia a Vladimir Meciar Prime Minister nbsp Slovenia a Janez Drnovsek Prime Minister nbsp Spain Jose Maria Aznar host Prime Minister nbsp Sweden a Goran Persson Prime Minister nbsp Switzerland a Adolf Ogi Federal Councillor nbsp Turkey Suleyman Demirel President nbsp Turkmenistan a Cary Niyazow Ambassador to France nbsp Ukraine a Leonid Kuchma President nbsp United Kingdom Tony Blair Prime Minister nbsp United States Bill Clinton President nbsp Uzbekistan a Abdulaziz Kamilov Minister of Foreign Affairs a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z Albania Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Bulgaria Czech Republic Estonia Finland Georgia Hungary Kazakhstan Latvia Lithuania FYR Macedonia Moldova Poland Romania Russia Slovakia Slovenia Sweden Switzerland Turkmenistan Ukraine and Uzbekistan are not member states of NATO but were invited to attend and participate in the summit Other events editOn the evening of 8 July 1997 King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofia welcomed the heads of State of Government of Delegations and their companions at the Royal Palace where they hosted a state dinner 9 See also edit2022 Madrid summitReferences edit Spain will dedicate 1 3 billion to the NATO summit in Madrid El Pais in Spanish 27 March 1997 Kukan Eduard 1999 Slovakia and NATO In Anton Bebler ed The Challenge of NATO Enlargement Greenwood Publishing Group pp 164 166 ISBN 0 2759 6108 7 King John Hurst Steve 8 July 1997 NATO invites Poland Hungary Czech Republic to join CNN Retrieved 4 December 2014 King John 6 July 1997 Big Issues Confront NATO at Madrid Summit CNN Retrieved 4 December 2014 NATO s relations with Ukraine NATO 29 September 2014 Retrieved 4 December 2014 Heads of State and Government of NATO 8 July 1997 Special Declaration on Bosnia And Herzegovina Press release Retrieved 4 December 2014 Black Joseph Laurence 2000 Russia Faces NATO Expansion Bearing Gifts Or Bearing Arms Rowman amp Littlefield pp 59 60 ISBN 0 8476 9866 1 Heads of Delegation NATO 4 July 1997 Retrieved 4 December 2014 Address by his Majesty King Juan Carlos I NATO int NATO 8 July 1997 External links editOfficial site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1997 Madrid summit amp oldid 1181820114, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
