U.S. President Signs NATO Expansion Act

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U.S. President Signs NATO Expansion Act

United States President George W. Bush on Monday signed into law an act to expand the NATO and authorize security assistance for seven nations which hope to join the alliance, the White House said.

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United States President George W. Bush on Monday signed into law an act to expand the NATO and authorize security assistance for seven nations which hope to join the alliance, the White House said.

The President signed into law the "Gerald B. H. Solomon Freedom Consolidation Act of 2002", which reaffirms support for continued enlargement of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It designates Slovakia for participation in the Partnership for Peaceprogram; and authorizes appropriations for security assistance for Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Bulgaria, and Romania, White House spokesman Ari Fleischer said in a statement.

The Act was passed by wide margins in both houses of the U.S. Congress earlier this year.

The NATO summit in Prague this November will consider extending invitations to nine candidates: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Romania, Albania and Macedonia.

Bulgaria, Slovenia, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia are considered strong candidates for NATO membership. But Slovakia's bid depends on the result of its September elections.

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