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North Macedonia: Nato accession protocol ratified

The Balkan country is about to become the 30th member state

11 February, 20:55
(ANSA) - SKOPJE, FEBRUARY 11 - The North Macedonia parliament ratified the country's Nato accession protocol today. The votes in favor were 114, that is, all the parliamentarians attending the parliament session. The ratification will come into force after Spain, the last of the Nato countries will have also ratified the protocol, probably in March.

The vote in Skopje was necessary since, ahead of the early elections of April 12, the parliament must be dissolved by February 16. North Macedonia is therefore about to become the 30th member of the Atlantic Alliance.

Among the countries of the former Yugoslavia, Slovenia, Croatia, and Montenegro are already part of it. "Joining Nato does not simply mean joining an international organization, but the most powerful military alliance in the world. It is a privilege, but also a great responsibility," said President Stevo Pendarovski.

Decisive to this step, he underlined, was the peace and reform policy carried out by the country, which normalized relations with neighboring countries, Greece and Bulgaria. (ANSA)
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