German Chancellor Is Pleased with Slovenia's Invitation to NATO

Ljubljana, 23 November - Germany has always supported and encouraged Slovenia on its way to trans-Atlantic organisations, German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder commented for Saturday's edition of Slovenian daily Delo. He added that the countries' common interest is now focusing on unraveling Slovenia's accession fast enough for the formal membership to come as soon as the spring of 2004, following all the ratifications.