NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg sent a reply to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikola Dimitrov, with which he confirms that Dimitrov’s letter sent to Stoltenberg on the 21st of January was received. In the letter, Dimitrov expressed the “country’s readiness to accept and follow the obligations and the aspirations for Macedonia’ membership in NATO, that are contained in the Washington Treaty and the NATO’s study for enlargement from 1995, thus formally expressing interest to receive invitation to join NATO.”
In the letter from the NATO Secretary General, it states that the writing of the Accession Protocol is underway and that it will be signed in the near future by current representatives of NATO member countries, and that the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dimitrov will also be invited to attend the ceremony.
By signing the Accession Protocol, the next phase of the accession process will begin, which will be followed by the ratification of the Protocol by the parliaments of member states from the Alliance.
