Hrvatski predsjednik Mesić i njegov slovenski kolega, pokojni Janez Drnovšek, predsjedavali su samitom NAM-a, iako su obje republike bile na ivici da krenu odvojenim putevima.
Croatia's Mesic and his Slovenian counterpart, the late Janez Drnovsek, presided over a NAM summit even though both republics were on the verge of going their separate ways.