U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee

US Senate Committee Backs Montenegro's Bid To Join NATO

BELGRADE - The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee has approved a resolution supporting Montenegro's membership in NATO, sending it to the full Senate for a vote.

The committee backed the small Balkan state's bid to join the military alliance last year, but it did not come up for a vote in the full Senate, where a two-thirds majority is required for approval of new NATO members.