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| | NATO Council Reaffirms Collective Defense Role in Europe and Beyond |
 | | At our last Summit, in Prague in 2002, we agreed to transform our Alliance with new members, new capabilities, and new relationships with our partners. |
 | | Just a few months ago, seven new member countries -- Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia -- joined our Alliance in the most robust round of enlargement in NATO's history. |
 | | Today at our Istanbul Summit, we have given further shape and direction to this transformation in order to adapt NATO's structures, procedures and capabilities to 21st century challenges. |
| www.iwar.org.uk /news-archive/2004/06-28-4.htm (5341 words) |
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