Aleksandre Maisuradze - North Macedonia's NATO accession confirms that door of the alliance is open

11:20, 06.02.2019

The accession of North Macedonia into NATO confirms that the door of the alliance is open and Georgia will enter through this door – Aleksandre Maisuradze, Georgia’s Representative in NATO said.

According to Maisuradze, signing accession protocol with North Macedonia means that NATO is committed to its open-door policy and this policy brings feasible results. “This is yet another step which gives us the stimulus,” Maisuradze stated.

NATO states today will sign an agreement with Macedonia, clearing the way for the Balkan nation to become the military alliance’s 30th member. Each NATO member will then need to ratify the accession protocol.

This comes after Greece’s MPs last month backed a deal ending a 27-year row over its northern neighbor’s name. They approved the name Republic of North Macedonia. Greece had blocked Macedonia’s membership saying the name implied territorial ambitions.

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Aleksandre Maisuradze

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