Partnership for Peace
Partnership for Peace (PFP) is a NATO project founded in 1994, aimed at increasing 'the participants ability to act in concert. Through various mechanisms it helps Partner countries prepare to operate jointly with NATO forces'. [1]
Also, 'By assisting participants with reforms, the PFP helps them build a solid democratic environment, maintain political stability and improve security.' There is a 'Partnership for Peace Trust Fund', which 'was established in September 2000 to assist NATO partner countries in the safe destruction of stockpiled anti-personnel mines and other munitions.', and has '4.2 million USD to destroy over 2 million mines and other munitions in partner countries.'
It is seen as the first step in NATO membership - and three countries have gone on to become full members. Effectively every European country not in NATO is a member - even traditionally neutral countries like Switzerland.
Members
- Albania
- Armenia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Belarus
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Czech Republic
- Estonia
- Finland
- Georgia
- Ireland
- Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Macedonia
- Moldova
- Montenegro
- Poland
- Romania
- Russia
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Tajikistan
- Turkmenistan
- Ukraine
- Uzbekistan
- [2]
Contact
Web: http://www.nato.int/issues/pfp/index.html
References
- ↑ Partnership for Peace, NATO, accessed March 2008.
- ↑ Signatures, NATO, accessed March 2008.
