Greek Parliament ratifies North Macedonia’s NATO membership

cde.news desk 9 February 2019, 07:02 · 1 min read

epa07353593 Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras (L) speaks during a debate, prior to a roll-call voting, in the Greek Parliament on the draft bill 'Ratification of the Protocol of the North Atlantic Treaty for the Accession of North Macedonia' whereby Greece will approve the accession of its northern neighbour to NATO under its new name, as provided by the Prespes Agreement signed by Athens and Skopje, in Athens, Greece, 08 February 2019. EPA-EFE/ORESTIS PANAGIOTOU

The Greek Parliament has approved a measure for North Macedonia to join NATO, ending a decades-old dispute.

Lawmakers late February 8 voted 153-140 to ratify the NATO accession protocol for neighboring Macedonia that must now also be approved by all other alliance members.

The vote came after the former Yugoslav republic agreed with Greece last year to change its name to North Macedonia and following ratification of the deal by the countries’ parliaments.

Greece’s ratification of the NATO accord will see Macedonia now call itself by its new name.

via RFL

Topics Greece Macedonia NATO