It is too early to rejoice over its chances of joining NATO this year along with Bulgaria, Romanian Foreign Minister Mircea Geoana said in Athens during the meeting with his Bulgarian, Greek and Turkish counterparts. "We should not fall pray to euphoria, which I think would be premature, counter-productive and would just send a bad signal that we don't understand that all candidate countries...will still have some work to do," he said. According to Geoana both his country and Bulgaria were striving to implement reforms, especially in battling corruption. "Of course nobody expects miracles in six months but people expect from us, for good reason,...some credible, strong and efficient steps in that direction," he added. Romanian Prime Minister Adrian Nastase has effectively tied his political future to his country's Nato entry, saying on Wednesday he would take the blame in case of failure. In the opinion of Bulgarian Foreign Minister Passy Bulgaria’s biggest enemy has been instability in the Balkans. We are convinced that at this historic moment, when the new system of the European security is being formed, the NATO accession of countries from Southeastern Europe will contribute to maintaining the stability and security on the continent, reads a joint declaration of the Foreign Ministers of Bulgaria, Romania, Greece and Turkey, which was adopted at their meeting in Athens March 29. The discussions of Bulgarian Foreign Minister Passy and his counterparts – Greek Minister Georgios Papandreou, Romania’s Mircea Dan Geoana and Turkey’s Ismail Cem - were on cooperation in assisting Bulgaria and Romania’s preparation for NATO entry. They come before the NATO Prague summit, where the two countries expect to receive invitations from the Alliance.

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