The 2001 NATO Headquarters summit was a special Meeting of the North Atlantic Council

North Atlantic Council

North Atlantic Council is the most senior political governing body of NATO established by Article 9 of the North Atlantic Treaty. The NAC can be held at the Permanent Representative Level , or can be composed of member states' Ministers of State, Defense, or Heads of Government. The NAC has the...

 with the participation of Heads of State and Government on June 13, 2001.

The Heads of State and Government evaluated the success of the Membership Action Plan, which assists aspiring NATO members with their preparation for membership. NATO also expressed his hope and expectation, based on the anticipated progress by aspiring members, to launch the next round of enlargement at the 2002 Prague summit

2002 Prague summit

The 2002 Prague summit was a NATO summit where the heads of state and government of the NATO member states met. Seven states were at this summit invited to begin accession talks with NATO: Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia. NATO's post-Cold War Open Door Policy...

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