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During NATO's 2008 Bucharest summit in Bucharest, the United States and Poland called for Georgia to be allowed to join the Membership Action Plan (MAP). The alliance decided not to offer Georgia a MAP due to opposition from several countries, led by France and Germany, who feared the decision would anger Russia.
NATO members agreed at the 2008 Bucharest Summit that Georgia and Ukraine "will become members of NATO in the future". [ 17 ] Bosnia and Herzegovina was invited by NATO to join the Membership Action Plan (MAP) in April 2010.
On 3 December 2008, NATO's 26 foreign ministers voted to reject a Membership Action Plan (MAP) to Georgia, arguing that it would antagonize Russia and that Georgia needed to enact more reforms. [201]
Sweden and Finland have been formally invited to join the alliance.
We agreed today that these countries will become members of NATO. Both nations have made valuable contributions to Alliance operations. We welcome the democratic reforms in Ukraine and Georgia and look forward to free and fair parliamentary elections in Georgia in May. MAP is the next step for Ukraine and Georgia on their direct way to membership.
A July 2024 Gallup opinion poll noted a 7% increase in support for Armenia's membership in NATO, with 29% of respondents believing Armenia should strive for NATO membership. Meanwhile, support for Armenia's membership in the CSTO decreased by 10%, with only 16.9% believing Armenia should maintain its membership in the CSTO. [75]
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Ukraine applied for NATO membership in September 2022 after Russia proclaimed it had annexed the country's southeast. [148] Georgia was promised "future membership" during the 2008 summit in Bucharest, [149] but US president Barack Obama said in 2014 that the country was not "currently on a path" to membership. [150]