The
Committee of Foreign Relations of the US Senate approved the draft bill on
supporting the Ukraine’s accession into NATO.
The
bill “NATO Freedom Consolidation Act of 2007” was approved at the Committee
meeting with its head Senator-democrat Joseph Baiden.
Senator-republicans
Richard Lugar, John McCane, Senator-democrat Christopher Dodd and others
appeared as the co-authors of this document.
The
US Congress supports the timely accession into NATO of such states as Albania,
Croatia, Georgia, and Macedonia.
The
bill also provides for the appropriation of funds from the US budget to these
countries, within the framework of “security sphere program” for preparing for accession
into NATO.
“Georgia
and Ukraine have stated their desire to join the Euro-Atlantic community, and
in particular, are seeking to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
Georgia and Ukraine are working closely with the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization and its members to meet criteria for eventual membership in NATO”
the bill says.
“The
US Congress urges our allies in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to work
with the United States to realize a role for the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization in promoting global security, including continued support for
enlargement to include qualified candidate states, specifically by entering
into a Membership Action Plan with Georgia and recognizing the progress toward
meeting the responsibilities and obligations of NATO membership by Albania,
Croatia, Georgia, Macedonia, and Ukraine” the document says.
In
February the similar document was approved by the Committee of Foreign
Relations of the House of Representatives.
