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NATO invites Macedonia to start membership talks
Solution of name issue is condition for a successful conclusion
11 July, 20:31
(AP-ANSA) - BRUSSELS - NATO leaders have formally invited
Macedonia to start membership talks with the alliance, while
cautioning that it can't be completed until the name issue is
resolved. The invitation, formalized in a communique at the NATO
summit, paves the way for the addition of the alliance's 30th
member - and a plan that has run afoul of a wary Russia.
Macedonia and Greece last month signed a deal in which Macedonia will change its name to North Macedonia. In exchange, Athens has unblocked efforts by its northern neighbor to join both NATO and the European Union. NATO said Wednesday that "solution of the name issue is a condition for a successful conclusion of the accession process." (AP-ANSA).
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Macedonia and Greece last month signed a deal in which Macedonia will change its name to North Macedonia. In exchange, Athens has unblocked efforts by its northern neighbor to join both NATO and the European Union. NATO said Wednesday that "solution of the name issue is a condition for a successful conclusion of the accession process." (AP-ANSA).
