sarajevo bosnia meet military condition need take next step toward eventual goal nato membership remain unclear whether satisfy political requirements head alliance military committee say tuesday bosnia want activate membership action plan map formal step toward join nato must first complete full registration military assets two constituent ethnically-based regions bosniak-croat federation serb republic complicate bosnia membership drive stance serb republic remain wary military alliance bomb serbs bosnia kosovo 1995 1999. serb republic say would hold referendum join nato bosnian serbs oppose register region military assets country weak central government sarajevo however head nato military committee praise bosnia progress military level recommendation come level interoperability level effort arm force put reform positive say petr pavel czech army general stress decision give bosnia green light activate map would political one dragan covic chairman bosnia tripartite presidency voice optimism nato foreign minister could decide activate country map meet brussels dec. 5-6. participation map guarantee eventual nato membership pavel say nato strong interest balkan stability cite various threats say face europe include resurgent russia illegal migration terrorism bosnia inter-ethnic presidency central government sarajevo bosniak-croat federation long say join nato european union strategic priorities bosnian serbs lean toward close tie russia align policy wartime patron ally serbia nato remain hugely unpopular 1999 bomb campaign drive serbian force kosovo 1995 nato air strike rebel serbs bosnia bosnia make military progress nato bid alliance general