21 November 2002
Bush Welcomes NATO's Decision to Invite Seven New Members
(Speaks at opening of NATO summit Nov. 21) (180)
NATO Heads of State and Government, at the start of their two-day
Summit in Prague November 21, formally invited seven new countries to
join the Alliance: Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania,
Slovakia and Slovenia.
The decision was announced at the opening session of the North
Atlantic Council (NAC), NATO's highest decision-making body.
President Bush, in remarks at the opening session, said the United
States "is very pleased by today's decision" to welcome seven new
countries to become members.
Following is the White House transcript of the President's remarks:
(begin transcript)
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
(Prague, Czech Republic)
November 21, 2002
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT AT NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL SUMMIT
Prague Congress Center
Prague, Czech Republic
10:03 A.M. (L)
THE PRESIDENT: America is very pleased by today's decision. We believe
it strengthens our nation's most important alliance, NATO. By
welcoming seven members, we will not only add to our military
capabilities, we will refresh the spirit of this great democratic
alliance.
We believe today's decision reaffirms our commitment to freedom and
our commitment to a Europe which is whole and free and at peace.
Thank you.
END 10:04 A.M. (L)
(end transcript)
(Distributed by the Office of International Information Programs, U.S.
Department of State. Web site: http://usinfo.state.gov)
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