Pence Says Future of Western Balkan Nations Lies in the West
- U.S. vice president says door to NATO is open for new members
- Pence wraps up east European tour with summit in Montenegro
Pence Says U.S. Committed to NATO's Mutual Defense
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U.S. Vice President Mike Pence told the volatile western Balkans region that its future lies in the West, saying NATO’s door is open for new members.
Pence is wrapping up a tour of eastern Europe by visiting Montenegro, a nation of 600,000 that only joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in June. At a regional summit Wednesday, he’s meeting the leaders of NATO members Slovenia, Croatia and Albania, along with the heads of the Republic of Macedonia and Kosovo, which hope to join in the future. Serbia, which wants to join the European Union but not NATO, is also attending.