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Bosnia-Herzegovina submits request for NATO membership

SARAJEVO, Oct 3 (KUNA) -- Bosnia-Herzegovina Presidency Chairman Zeljko Komsic on Saturday submitted a request for receiving the NATO membership action plan.
The military alliance's Secretary General, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, said after his meeting with the Bosnian delegation on Friday in Brussels that the bid was "the best way toward lasting stability in the Euro-Atlantic region." "I would like for all Western Balkans countries to be integrated into NATO, " he said.
The Bosnian delegation also included Foreign Minister Sven Alkalaj and Defense Minister Selmo Cikotic.
The action plan in question is meant to prepare candidate countries for a full-fledged NATO membership.
Rasmussen also discussed Bosnia's contribution to the NATO mission in Afghanistan with the Bosnian delegation, and the progress made in the Partnership for Peace program. (end) ar.hb KUNA 031552 Oct 09NNNN