Macedonia agrees for 5G technology
Macedonia will adopt 5G technology and for that purpose it will sign a memorandum of understanding with NATO, the country's president Stevo Pendarovski said. The foreign ministry will start the preparation of the MoU which will resemble those already signed by the NATO member states in the region and Europe, Pendarovski said during a news conference streamed on the YouTube channel of the president's office after a session of the country's security council on Wednesday. The MoU will state Macedonia's obligations regarding the ow…
Macedonia wants to support Ukraine with NATO and EU integration
During a telephone conversation, the newly appointed Macedonian Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani assured the Ukrainian Foreign Minister, Dmytro Kuleba, that he would support Ukraine's integration into NATO and the EU - reported the German-speaking Ukrainian medium "Ukrinform", citing the press service of the Foreign Ministry of Ukraine. The Foreign Minister of Ukraine is said to have congratulated the Foreign Minister on his election as head of the Ministry. “ Dmytro Kuleba expressed the hope that North Macedonia would support the …
Greek jets mount NATO practice flights over Macedonia
Macedonia says fighter jets from neighboring Greece have carried out NATO-linked test overflights of its territory as part of the country’s process of joining the alliance. The defense ministry said Tuesday’s two flights tested radar and communications coverage of Macedonia. Macedonia has no fixed-wing military aircraft, and NATO has a program to protect the airspace of members that do not have sufficient means of their own. Macedonia is set to become NATO’s 30th member by the end of this year, after NATO member Greece dropped…
Stoltenberg: Macedonia must change Name before NATO invitation
Stoltenberg says Invitation to NATO membership for Skopjes government once the Treaty with Greece is fulfilled. NATO leaders have formally invited Macedonia to start membership talks with the alliance, while cautioning that it can't be completed until the name issue is resolved. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said, if the agreement with Greece will be fullfilled, Skopje will be asked to begin accession negotiations with NATO. Stoltenberg stated at Tuesday’s conference ahead of the two-day Summit in Brussels, Mace…
Stoltenberg: Invitation to NATO membership once the Treaty with Greece is fulfilled
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg expects that following the agreement with Greece, Macedonia will be asked to begin accession negotiations with NATO. Stoltenberg stated at today’s pre-conference, Macedonia will become a NATO member using the new name Republic of Northern Macedonia. “I expect that after the historic agreement reached last month in the name dispute, we will invite Skopje to commence membership negotiations. When the agreement is finalized and implemented, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia will be invi…
Shekerinska: We are getting an invitation for NATO the day after tomorrow, lets not miss this chance
It is quite certain that on 11th of July, Macedonia will receive an invitation for accession talks for the NATO Summit, which is expected to be relatively short – three to six months – a procedure which is identical to the last countries which became NATO members, i.e. Montenegro, Albania and Croatia, and then the Accession Protocol has to be signed, after which its ratification will begin with all member states, and then, we will be “de facto” with NATO, because then we will participate in a big part of the NATO procedures. It remains on…
May: Agreement with Greece opens doors to EU and NATO for Macedonia
In a letter to Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, UK Prime Minister, Theresa May congratulated Macedonia on reaching an agreement with Greece, as well as the ratification agreement reached in Parliament, announced the Government. “Such a meaningful achievement would not have been possible without political courage, vision and leadership, as the two of you have shown. As we discussed before in Skopje, resolving this issue will bring enormous benefits to the two countries, as well as the greater region”, reads the letter from Prime Mi…
Kay Hutchison: NATO will protect Macedonia from Russian aggression
The outcome of the name talks is anticipated at NATO headquarters in Brussels. Macedonia meets all the conditions, the final step is completing the name negotiations for Macedonia to join NATO at the upcoming summit in July, said US Ambassador to NATO Kay Bailey Hutchison. “ From the previous summits, it is clear that NATO is ready to start the accession talks with Macedonia once the name issue is resolved. I believe that the ministers in both countries are working very hard to reach a mutually acceptable solution to the name issue. O…
Members of U.S. Congress ask Stoltenberg to endorse Macedonia's NATO accession
Eleven Members of the U.S. Congress led by Congressman Jim Banks (IN-03) have sent a letter to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg expressing support for Macedonia’s admission to NATO, pointing out that this is key for U.S. interests in the Balkans. The press release issued by the United Macedonian Diaspora (UMD) quotes the letter as saying that ever since the establishment of full diplomatic relations in 1995, the United States of America has readily supported Macedonia’s aspirations for full integration into Euro-Atlantic instit…
Stoltenberg: It's not up to Russia to decide about Macedonia's NATO accession
It's only up to Macedonia and the 29 NATO members to make decisions about the country's membership into the Alliance, Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday. At a news conference a day ahead of a NATO ministerial meeting in Brussels, when asked to comment on remarks of the Russian Ambassador to Macedonia that the country could become 'a legitimate target' in times of conflict as soon as it joined the Alliance, the NATO Secretary General responded: "The whole idea that Russia will not accept some countries to join NATO …
Robertson, Solana, Le Roy, Ischinger and Gelbard as the “Ohrid Group” will help with the EU and NATO
On a joint press conference on tuesday, Zoran Zaev and former NATO Secretary General, Lord George Robertson, promoted the “Ohrid Group” in support of Macedonia on its path to NATO and EU membership “ There are members in this group who have made a mark with their diplomatic careers and supported our efforts to build a democratic, stable and prosperous country. They are here to support our membership in the EU and NATO ”, said Zaev. The group, with the exception of Lord George Robertson, includes former EU High Representative for C…
State Department: US supports the integration of Macedonia into the EU and NATO
The US State Department gives unreserved support for Macedonia’s Euro-Atlantic future, after the country received an unconditional recommendation from the European Commission to start EU membership negotiations. Asked by MIA, the United States assessed the efforts of the new Macedonian government for deeper reforms and democratization of society, the State Department said the United States continues to work with Macedonia on these challenges. “We are working with the Government to implement judicial reforms and the rule of law, fr…
Kotzias: Not enough time for Macedonia to become NATO member in June
At the next NATO summit in July, Macedonia will not become a member because the time period is too short, said Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias in an interview with the Greek radio “247”. According to Kotzias, the agreement has to be ratified in various ways, and it is already April. “They want to call a referendum. For a referendum in the friendly country in the north, they will need two months. It will be June by the time they finish a referendum. And once the referendum ends, the agreement will have to go to Parliament, and…
Shcherbak: In case of an eventual war between Russia and NATO, Macedonia will be a legitimate target
At yesterday’s press conference, Russian Ambassador to Macedonia, Oleg Shcherbak, while discussing the tragedy which took place in a mall in the Siberian city of Kemerovo, where 64 people lost their lives in a fire, he also sent out warnings, following the expulsion of a Russian diplomat from Macedonia . Shcherbak warned Macedonia regarding its intention to become a NATO member. He also warned of military action against Macedonia, in case of an attack against Russia by NATO. “ If it came to a conflict between Russia and NATO, you will…
Macedonia expels Russian diplomat after consultations with EU and NATO
Macedonia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) issued a press release Monday saying it has decided to expel one Russian diplomat over the poisoning of Russian ex-spy in the UK. ‘The Ministry of Foreign Affairs after close consultations with our EU, NATO allies, partners and in a gesture of solidarity with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has decided to expel one Russian diplomat over the Skripal case in line with the Article 9 of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations of 1961,’ MoFA said in a press relea…
Zaev: Our integration into NATO is not directed against Russia
Zoran Zaev while answering a journalist’s question at a news conference after the government’s topical session today, said that Macedonia’s aspiration to integrate into NATO does not mean opposing Russia and that membership is a long-term aspiration of Macedonian citizens. According to Zaev, membership in NATO is important for the stability and security of Macedonia and the region. Commenting on the statement made by the Russian Foreign Ministry, Zaev said that Macedonia, as one of its strategic goals wants to strengthen the coope…
Moscow warns that Macedonia joining the EU may have negative consequences
Today, Russian deputy foreign minister Alexander Grushko met with Ambassador of the Republic of Macedonia to Russia, Goce Karajanov and said “plans to pull the Republic of Macedonia into NATO might have negative consequences for regional security and bilateral relations.” According to the statement released by the Russian Foreign Ministry, the two diplomats “discussed current bilateral issues. Both sides voiced their readiness to continue cooperation in areas of mutual interest and stressed the importance of resuming the work of the R…
Macedonia's government orders Poll to sell opinion for name change
Macedonia's new government want to change the name of the country, therefore they ordered a fake poll by a newly and so far unknown Institute named Institute for Democracy Societas Civilis-Skopje. The Institute was etsablished in a Hotel in Dojran, southern Macedonia, in April 2016. On it's homepage we find a page where the partners of the Institute are listed. Starting with Macedonia's Soros Open Society Foundation, the European Commission and all the "important" embassies as well as the american governmental or…
Kotzias: Greece to present four-point agreement to Macedonia
Name proposals, irredentism, international and regional relations of Macedonia and measures for positive agenda are four points of the draft agreement which Greece is to forward to Macedonia by mid-February, Greek FM Nikos Kotzias told Greece's state broadcaster ERT, MIA reports from Athens. Kotzias said that the agreement is still in formulation phase and firstly will be presented to the Greek, and afterwards to the Macedonian government. If approved, it will be the basis for solving the problem, and it should get green light fro…
Stoltenberg: Name dispute settlement crucial for Macedonia's NATO membership
The Alliance has no plan 'B' for Macedonia's NATO accession, hence the name dispute must be settled, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday at a joint press conference with Zoran Zaev. 'Agreement on this issue is crucial for your country to join NATO. There is no other way for your country to join NATO. This was also notified at the 2008 Bucharest Summit and reiterated at subsequent ones in 2014 in Wales and Warsaw in 2016,' Stoltenberg said, commending the efforts being made to find a solution to the nam…
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