STATEMENT BY THE PLENARY CHAIR OF THE WASSENAAR ARRANGEMENT

At the December 2004 Plenary, in addition to welcoming Slovenia to the Wassenaar Arrangement, Participating States mandated the 2005 Plenary Chair to continue consultations on other pending membership applications. 

These consultations resulted in decisions, taken in April-June 2005, to admit also Croatia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Malta to the Wassenaar Arrangement as new Participating States

Vienna, 29 June 2005