Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08USNATO29
2008-01-24 16:00:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Mission USNATO
Cable title:
REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE: NAC DISCUSSION OF MEMBERSHIP
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UNCLAS USNATO 000029
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL NATO MARR AL
SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE: NAC DISCUSSION OF MEMBERSHIP
ACTION PLAN WITH ALBANIA JANUARY 30
REF: PO(2008)0011 - ALBANIA'S MAP PROGRESS REPORT
UNCLAS USNATO 000029
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL NATO MARR AL
SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE: NAC DISCUSSION OF MEMBERSHIP
ACTION PLAN WITH ALBANIA JANUARY 30
REF: PO(2008)0011 - ALBANIA'S MAP PROGRESS REPORT
1. (SBU) PM Berisha will head Albania's delegation to NATO on
January 30 to discuss its NATO Membership Action Plan (MAP)
Report with Allied PermReps. That discussion will conclude
Albania's ninth MAP cycle, and will form the basis for an
Allied decision on inviting Albania to join the Alliance at
its Summit in Bucharest. Following the NAC discussion,
Ambassador Nuland will host lunch with the Albanian
delegation. The MAP progress report (REF) was e-mailed to
Department on January 21, approved by the NAC under silence
procedure on January 23, and then shared with Albania.
2. (SBU) USNATO requests guidance for the NAC discussion no
later than Brussels COB Monday, January 28, to prepare for
the meeting. We would appreciate bullet points evaluating
Albania's performance against the benchmarks discussed in
Tirana on November 7, 2007, and any other points to raise
with Albanians only over lunch.
NULAND
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL NATO MARR AL
SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE: NAC DISCUSSION OF MEMBERSHIP
ACTION PLAN WITH ALBANIA JANUARY 30
REF: PO(2008)0011 - ALBANIA'S MAP PROGRESS REPORT
1. (SBU) PM Berisha will head Albania's delegation to NATO on
January 30 to discuss its NATO Membership Action Plan (MAP)
Report with Allied PermReps. That discussion will conclude
Albania's ninth MAP cycle, and will form the basis for an
Allied decision on inviting Albania to join the Alliance at
its Summit in Bucharest. Following the NAC discussion,
Ambassador Nuland will host lunch with the Albanian
delegation. The MAP progress report (REF) was e-mailed to
Department on January 21, approved by the NAC under silence
procedure on January 23, and then shared with Albania.
2. (SBU) USNATO requests guidance for the NAC discussion no
later than Brussels COB Monday, January 28, to prepare for
the meeting. We would appreciate bullet points evaluating
Albania's performance against the benchmarks discussed in
Tirana on November 7, 2007, and any other points to raise
with Albanians only over lunch.
NULAND