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Rumsfeld Discusses NATO Membership With Albanians
 
By Jim Garamone / American Forces Press Service
     TIRANA, Albania, June 10, 2003 – American and Albanian defense officials discussed the Balkan nation's desire to become a full-fledged member of NATO and the war on terrorism during meetings here today.
      Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld also thanked Albanian Defense Minister Pandeli Majko and the rest of his government for their help in Afghanistan and Iraq.
      "The whole Albanian population in the region considers the United States of America a strategic ally," Majko said through a translator during a press conference at the Tirana airport. "In hot areas of the globe where (the war on terror) is being fought for peace and democracy, Albania is carrying its duty there." More

126 posted on 06/10/2003 6:27:40 PM PDT by Ragtime Cowgirl ("The American people are proud of you and God bless each of you." Rummy to troops in Iraq)
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