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Albania to ratify Macedonia’s NATO membership protocol tomorrow

13 February 2019

Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi will pay a working visit to the Republic of Albania today. The parliamentary press service informs that Xhaferi will attend the next plenary session of the Assembly of the Republic of Albania, where the Protocol for Membership of the Republic of Macedonia to NATO will be ratified. Yesterday, the State Council […]

We are joining NATO via fast track

12 February 2019

Today, on the plateau in front of the government building, the NATO flag was raised at an official ceremony. Although Macedonia gained a place in the Alliance by signing the Accession Protocol, there are several more steps to go before being granted full membership. The shortest period during which a country became a full member […]

Slovenia ratified Macedonia’s NATO accession protocol

12 February 2019

At an extraordinary session, the Republic of Slovenia’s National Assembly ratified Macedonia’s accession protocol into NATO. With it, Slovenia became the second country member of the Alliance that ratified the NATO’s Accession Protocol. During the voting process during the session, the President of the Macedonian Parliament, Talat Xhaferi addressed the attendees and expressed his gratitude […]

Kosachev: Macedonia’s accession to NATO will not bring anything good

7 February 2019

The Chairman of the Committee on International Relations of the Council of the Russian Federation, Konstantin Kosachev, has determined that Macedonia’s signing of the Accession Protocol for NATO is perhaps a symbolic act, but is important for the Alliance, given the growing conflict between the Alliance and Moscow. “This is more of a symbolic step […]

Foreign Affairs Committee of US Congress support Macedonia’s NATO membership

7 February 2019

The Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, Eliot L. Engel has called on President Donald Trump’s administration to support the membership of the future Republic of North Macedonia in NATO. In a letter to Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee writes that the […]

Macedonia’s Seven Steps to NATO membership

8 January 2019

Formally, there are seven steps, however, two are essential for Macedonia to have full-fledged NATO membership. The process, according to statements, should finish by the end of the year. The first step is the adoption of constitutional changes, that is, the formal implementation of the Prespa Agreement. The full implementation of the agreement between “Skopje-Athens” […]

Stoltenberg: Gruevski’s asylum is not a NATO related issue and this should be discussed among both states

3 December 2018

NATO’s General Secretary, Jens Stoltenberg has remarked that Nikola Gruevski’s asylum is not a NATO-related issue but something that should be solved between Skopje and Budapest. -I’m not the one that should comment this. It’s an issue that should be discussed between Skopje and Budapest, said Stoltenberg at a press conference before the ministerial meeting […]

Pendarovski: Full NATO membership in the beginning of 2020

29 August 2018

Macedonia expects to become a full member of the NATO Alliance in the first quarter of 2020, National Coordinator Stevo Pendarovski told a press conference. He pointed out that accession talks should be completed by the end of the year, and then we will wait for ratification in the Greek parliament. “We expect accession talks […]

Ivanov: Macedonia deserves NATO membership without additional conditions

1 August 2018

President Gjorge Ivanov, at a meeting with US Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Matthew Palmer, again stressed that he does not accept the agreement reached between Macedonia and Greece as it violates the Constitution and the laws and harms Macedonia’s national interests, reports the presidential office. At the meeting they discussed the current political situation […]

Osmani: Negotiations with the EU will be difficult, long-lasting and expensive

1 August 2018

Today at a press conference in Government, Deputy Prime Minister for European Affairs, Bujar Osmani and Special Adviser to the President of the Government for Euro-Atlantic Integration, Bojan Maricic presented the negotiating structure for Macedonia’s accession to the European Union, which they said was a process that will be difficult, long-lasting, expensive and where there […]

Stoltenberg formally hands over NATO invitation to Zaev

12 July 2018

Secretary General of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg, has handed over a formal invitation to Prime Minister Zoran Zaev to begin membership negotiations today in Brussels. “The agreement over the name has removed all obstacles to opening accession talks. You have made crucial progress that paves the way for your country to become a full member of […]

Stoltenberg: Invitation to NATO membership once the Treaty with Greece is fulfilled

10 July 2018

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg expects that following the agreement with Greece, Macedonia will be asked to begin accession negotiations with NATO. Stoltenberg stated at today’s pre-conference, Macedonia will become a NATO member using the new name Republic of Northern Macedonia. “I expect that after the historic agreement reached last month in the name dispute, […]

Kremlin: Macedonia’s membership to NATO is their sovereign right

29 June 2018

Macedonia’s accession to NATO is a sovereign right of the country. Moscow fosters good relations with Skopje, but opposes the Alliance’s approach to Russia’s borders, said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Thursday. “It is the sovereign decision for Macedonia itself. We appreciate and maintain good relations with Macedonia. Of course, we are interested in developing […]

Šekerinska from Vermont: Macedonia deserves NATO membership

2 May 2018

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, Radmila Šekerinska, during her official visit to the United States stated that Macedonia deserves NATO membership. She told a news conference in the US state of Vermont that Macedonia has shown that it is a dedicated partner to which Alliance members can count on. “My goal is to […]

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