Greek Parliament ratifies North Macedonia’s NATO membership

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

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