NATO, North Macedonia Sign 'Historic' Pact, Paving Skopje's Way To Membership
16:16, 06.02.2019

NATO’s 29 members have signed an accession agreement with North Macedonia, a key step toward Skopje becoming the military alliance’s 30th member.

The move on February 6 followed a historic deal between Macedonia and Greece that removed Athens’ objections and normalized relations between the neighbors, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reported.

Macedonian Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov signed the agreement along with representatives from the current 29 NATO member countries, during a ceremony presided over by the alliance’s chief, Jens Stoltenberg.

“Today is a historic day. All #NATO Allies have signed the Accession Protocol with Macedonia, which will bring more security & prosperity to the whole region. I look forward to the day when 30 flags will fly outside NATO HQ,” Stoltenberg tweeted after the ceremony.





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