North Macedonia to start process to join NATO on Wednesday

North Macedonia will on Wednesday begin the process to join NATO, the secretary general of the military alliance announced Saturday.

“On 6 February we will write history: #NATO Allies will sign the accession protocol with the future Republic of North Macedonia,” NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg tweeted.

The move comes after the Balkan state agreed to change its name to North Macedonia to settle a decades-long dispute with Greece.

Greece had argued the country’s name infringed on its northern province, also called Macedonia, blocking the country’s membership in NATO and the European Union. The Greek parliament ratified the name change January 25.

Macedonia’s Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov will travel to Brussels to take part in Wednesday’s ceremony along with representatives from the 29 NATO member countries.

via Politico

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