进入夏季以来,北约东扩问题也随炎热的天气逐步升温。先是5月底,北约议员大会召开会议。会议发表声明,呼吁启动新一轮北约东扩程序,在明年北约首脑会议前邀请符合北约标准的欧洲国家举行入约谈判。北约议员大会主席拉斐尔·埃斯特雷拉在会上表示,欧洲国家在等待美国对北约东扩具体时间表的表态。于是,6月15日,美国总 Since entering the summer, the issue of NATO's eastward expansion has also been gradually warming with the hot weather. First, by the end of May, the NATO parliament members held a meeting. The meeting issued a statement calling for the launching of a new round of NATO enlargement procedures and inviting European nations that meet NATO standards to hold the treaty negotiations before next year's NATO summit. NATO parliament member Rafael Estrela said at the meeting that European countries are waiting for the U.S. position on the substantive timetable for NATO's eastward expansion. So, June 15, the United States