Minister Kotromanović at the A5 Conference in Skopje
Defence Minister Ante Kotromanović will participate on a conference of A5 member states Initiative (US-Adriatic Charter), which will be held in Skopje, Macedonia, on Thursday, 29 March 2012.
Topics of discussion of this year’s conference will be the challenges and possibilities of the Euro-Atlantic integration in ensuring sustainable peace and development in the region, the impact of the global economic crisis on security and development of the region and issues of energy security: the global challenges and regional solutions. Also, upon the forthcoming NATO Summit in Chicago, the discussion on the possibilities of implementation of the NATO “Smart Defence” concept through regional cooperation will be held.
During the conference it is expected to be signed the Joint Statement of Ministers of Defence of the US-Adriatic Charter.
US-Adriatic Charter was signed in 2003 by Croatia, Albania, Macedonia and the United States, and in 2008 the initiative joined Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro.