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<p align="left" class="style17"><strong><span class="style18"><a href="/98Book/fasslabend.htm">Austrian Defense Minister Werner Fasslabend </a></span></strong><a href="/98Book/weissingerbaylon.htm">Workshop Chairman Roger Weissinger-Baylon </a></p>
<p align="center" class="style18"><strong>Part 1</strong></p>
<p align="left" class="style18"><span class="style217"><strong></strong></span><span class="style217"><a href="/98Book/kwasniewski.htm">Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski </a><a href="/98Book/klestil.htm">Austrian President Thomas Klestil</a></span><span class="style217"><a href="/98Book/meri.htm">Estonian President Lennart Meri </a><a href="/98Book/adamkus.htm">Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus </a></span><span class="style217"><a href="/98Book/constantinescu.htm">Romanian President Emil Constantinescu </a></span><span class="style217"><a href="/98Book/drnovsek.htm">Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Drnovsek </a><a href="/98Book/nano.htm">Albanian Prime Minister Fatos Nano </a></span></p>
<p align="center" class="style18"><strong>Part 2</strong></p>
<p align="left" class="style18"><span class="style217"><a href="/98Book/solana.htm">NATO Secretary General Javier Solana </a><span class="style222"><a href="/98Book/clark.htm">SACEUR Gen Wesley Clark </a></span></span><span class="style217"><span class="style222"><a href="/98Book/cheshire.htm">CINC AFNORTHWEST Air Chief Marshal John Cheshire </a><a href="/98Book/spiering.htm">CINC AFCENT Gen Joachim Spiering </a></span></span></p>
<p align="center" class="style18"><strong>Part 3</strong></p>
<p align="left" class="style18"><span class="style219"><a href="/98Book/robertson.htm">UK Secretary of State for Defense George Robertson</a><a href="/98Book/cutileiro.htm">WEU Secretary General Jose Cutileiro</a></span><span class="style219"><a href="/98Book/schussel.htm">Austrian Foreign Minister Wolfgang Schussel</a><a href="/98Book/bodry.htm">Luxembourgan Defense Minister Alex Bodry </a><a href="/98Book/fjaervoll.htm">Norwegian Defense Minister Dag Jostein Fjaervoll</a></span></p>
<p align="center" class="style18"><strong>Part 4</strong></p>
<p class="style18"><span class="style219"><a href="/98Book/tarasyuk.htm">Ukranian Foreign Minister Borys Tarasyuk </a><a href="/98Book/geremek.htm">Polish Foreign Minister Bronislaw Geremek </a><a href="/98Book/novotny.htm">Czech Dep Defense Minister Jaromir Novotny </a></span></p>
<p align="center" class="style18"><strong>Part 5</strong></p>
<p class="style18"><span class="style209"><span class="style197"><a href="/98Book/veigasimao.htm">Portuguese Defense Minister Jose Veiga Simao </a></span><span #invalid_attr_id="10px 0px 0px 10px"><span class="style197"><a href="/98Book/tsohatzopoulos.htm">Greek Defense Minister Apostolos Tsohatzopoulos </a></span></span></span><span class="style219"><a href="/98Book/mihailova.htm">Bulgarian Foreign Minister Nadezha Mihailova</a></span><span class="style219"><a href="/98Book/babiuc.htm">Romanian Defense Minister Victor Babiuc</a></span></p>
<p align="center" class="style18"><strong>Part 6</strong></p>
<p class="style18"><span class="style219"><a href="/98Book/gansler.htm">US Under Secretary of Defense Jacques Gansler </a><a href="/98Book/weston.htm">British Aerospace Chief Executive John Weston </a></span><span class="style219"><a href="/98Book/piller.htm">Daimler-Benz Aerospace Board Member Wolfgang Piller</a></span><span class="style219"><a href="/98Book/sears.htm">Boeing President Michael Sears </a></span><span class="style219"><a href="/98Book/josefsson.htm">Celsius Chief Executive Lars Josefsson</a></span></p>
<p align="center" class="style18"><strong>Part 7</strong></p>
<p class="style18"><span class="style219"><a href="/98Book/naumann.htm">NATO Military Committee Chair Gen Klaus Naumann </a></span><span class="style219"><a href="/98Book/voorhoeve.htm">Dutch Defense Minister Joris Voorhoeve </a><a href="/98Book/lyles.htm">US BMDO Director Lt Gen Lester Lyles </a> <a href="/98Book/portillo.htm">UK Fmr Secretary of State for Defense Michael Portillo </a><a href="/98Book/hamre.htm">US Dep Secretary of Defense John Hamre </a></span> </p>
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<h1 ALIGN="CENTER" class="style8 style24 style24 style8 style26">Challenges to the Alliance and Bulgaria’s Contributions to Security and Stability</h1>
<P ALIGN="CENTER" class="style8 style24 style24 style8"><span class="style27"><span class="style28">Her Excellency Nadezhda Mihailova<br>
Foreign Minister of Bulgaria</span></span> </P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER" class="style8 style27 style28"><B>CURRENT AND FUTURE CHALLENGES TO THE ALLIANCE</B></P>
<P ALIGN="LEFT" class="style8 style24 style24 style8"><FONT COLOR="000000">We have good reason to believe that the current and unprecedented dynamics of change in the global geostrategic configuration will be one of the main challenges to the Atlantic community in the 21st century. The viability of the post-Cold War transatlantic link will undergo yet another crucial test as it continues to adapt its present-day Euro-Atlantic security structures to changing realities. </FONT></P>
<P ALIGN="LEFT" class="style8 style24 style24 style8"><FONT COLOR="000000">Today NATO’s mission is no longer defined exclusively by Article 5 threats. Instead, its efforts to maintain and expand its capabilities are being caused by the transitional nature of the new international order. This situation, sometimes described as relative anarchy or chaos, is the result of the vacuum and the redistribution of power in areas of the world previously dominated by the Communists. </FONT></P>
<P ALIGN="LEFT" class="style8 style24 style24 style8"><FONT COLOR="000000">It is only natural that the Atlantic community, with its well-proven efficiency and ability to act coherently, is seen as a principal contributor to defining this emerging new world order. NATO can play an essential role in this work while remaining loyal to its original vocation: the protection and promotion of the common values that lie at the heart of the Euro-Atlantic community. The Alliance’s ability to act in this regard is probably one of the important factors in the attractiveness of the Alliance to the new democracies in Central and Eastern Europe. </FONT></P>
<P ALIGN="LEFT" class="style8 style24 style24 style8"><FONT COLOR="000000">But in order to do its work, it is important that the Alliance complete an early and successful internal adaptation. We are confident that NATO will maintain its military effectiveness for the full range of new and old missions by building both its collective defense capabilities and its cooperative security approaches. We follow with keen interest the ongoing updating of NATO’s Strategic Concept, which will take into account the new types of potential missions and the continuing enlargement process. It is also essential that the new NATO command structure function effectively and that the new members become fully integrated as Bulgaria expects into all NATO structures. </FONT></P>
<P ALIGN="LEFT" class="style8 style24 style24 style8"><FONT COLOR="000000">A consistent “open door” policy is also of the utmost importance—not only for aspiring candidates, but for the credibility of the reformed Alliance itself. Any attempt, whether formal or informal, to interrupt this process would be incompatible with its spirit. We count on NATO to show its clear commitment to expand southeastwards by including stable new democracies, such as Bulgaria, into the second wave of enlargement. Such an act would not only greatly aid regional security-building efforts, but would boost security Europe-wide. We expect that new invitations to join the Alliance will be issued in 1999. </FONT> </P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER" class="style8 style27 style28"><B>BULGARIA’S CONTRIBUTIONS TO SECURITY AND STABILITY</B></P>
<P ALIGN="LEFT" class="style8 style24 style24 style8"><FONT COLOR="000000">As far as Bulgaria is concerned, our regional policies, including those on Kosovo, demonstrate that we are a responsible, integral element of the solution to problems in the region and in Europe. We believe that the appropriate institutional basis for enhancing the area of stability around the troubled FRY is the full integration of Bulgaria and other advanced candidate-states into NATO. </FONT></P>
<P ALIGN="LEFT" class="style8 style24 style24 style8"><FONT COLOR="000000">We are following very closely the situation in Kosovo. Despite some recent steps in the right direction, real progress will be achieved only if all parties to the conflict strictly comply with all requirements set out by the Contact Group. As a neighboring state and aware of its responsibility, Bulgaria will remain actively involved in all efforts by the international community to find a lasting solution to the crisis and will be ready to contribute to it accordingly. </FONT></P>
<P ALIGN="LEFT" class="style8 style24 style24 style8"><FONT COLOR="000000">One of the most important follow-up measures to the Sofia meeting of Defense Ministers of Southeastern European countries was the decision to set up a Multinational Peace Force in the region with proposed headquarters in the Bulgarian city of Plovdiv. The main objectives of this force will be to promote regional military cooperation and to enhance the conflict-prevention and crisis-management potential of our countries. The force will participate in NATO- or WEU-led peace-support operations. </FONT></P>
<P ALIGN="LEFT" class="style8 style24 style24 style8"><FONT COLOR="000000">Bulgaria plans to continue its intensive efforts to prepare for NATO membership. 1998 has been an important year for implementing military reform. To comply with military requirements, large-scale restructuring and redeployment of our armed forces have begun. These reforms will make our forces highly mobile, properly equipped, and interoperable with NATO forces. We have also redefined military priorities and tasks aimed at increasing interoperability with Allied procedures and equipment. Bulgarian forces will be able to contribute to the collective defense of the Alliance as well as to join crisis-management efforts of the international community. </FONT></P>
<P ALIGN="LEFT" class="style8 style24 style24 style8"><FONT COLOR="000000">In addition to our work to reform our military, last April the Bulgarian government adopted a program to restructure and privatize our defense industry. As a result, only a small number of defense-industrial enterprises will remain under limited state control while the rest will be fully privatized. Bulgaria expects leading Western companies to take an active part in this project. </FONT> </P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER" class="style8 style27 style28"><B>CONCLUDING REMARKS</B> </P>
<P ALIGN="LEFT" class="style8 style24 style24 style8"><FONT COLOR="000000">Last year, at the Prague Workshop, we exchanged views on NATO’s enlargement in terms of something yet to come. Today, enlargement is a fact, and I have the pleasure of extolling Bulgaria as a strong candidate for the next round of accessions. Bulgarians share the view of an increasing number of leading security experts and politicians that the next wave of expansion should move southeastward. I hope that at the next NATO Workshop we will speak of this point as a matter of fact. </FONT></P>
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