Albania's Foreign Minister Lulzim Basha (L), NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer (C) and Croatia's Foreign Minister Gordan Jandrokovic shake hands after a signing ceremony at the Alliance's headquarters in Brussels July 9, 2008. NATO states signed accession protocols for Albania and Croatia on Wednesday, setting them on the path to entry into the Western military pact early next year. REUTERS/Yves Herman (BELGIUM)