----- Original Message ----- From: Rick Rozoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2000 1:51 AM Subject: Georgia Envisages Joining NATO By 2004 [STOPNATO.ORG.UK] STOP NATO: NO PASARAN! - HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK =========================== ListBot Sponsor ========================== Make FREE long-distance calls with Tellme! Just dial 1-800-555-TELL. http://www.tellme.com/signin/register.gsp?src=engage&i=22 ====================================================================== http://www.rferl.org/newsline/2-tca.html Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty December 19, 2000 GEORGIA ENVISAGES JOINING NATO BY 2004 Summarizing a recent conference in Tbilisi on security in the South Caucasus jointly organized by NATO and the Georgian Foreign Ministry, Shevardnadze told journalists on 18 December he believes Georgia could be admitted to NATO within three or four years, ITAR-TASS reported. He admitted that at present the Georgian armed forces do not meet the alliance's standards and requirements. Also on 18 December, Iranian state radio criticized the Tbilisi conference as another step by NATO to expand its influence in the South Caucasus. LF ______________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
