Tag: nato
Macedonia 01.12.19 | 21:50

Sekerinska: Pride, the flag of our homeland raised in London!

Defense Minister Radmila Sekerinska posted on Facebook a photo showing the flag of Macedonia ahead of the NATO Summit in London. “Pride! The flag of our homeland raised in London ahead of the NATO summit. Together with the other 29 members. It was worth it! ”Sekerinska wrote on Facebook.
Macedonia 27.11.19 | 19:07

Macedonian ambassador to NATO to be appointed by London Summit

Macedonia will appoint an ambassador to NATO by the London Summit at the latest, Defense Minister Radmila Sekerinska said on Wednesday. She also said that the Ministry of Defense had already issued an internal call for the position and that there was a list of potential candidates. We have a list of...
Macedonia 27.11.19 | 15:50

Trump approves Macedonia’s entry into NATO

US President Donald Trump sent a notification to the US Senate that Macedonia’s entry to NATO would not affect the American share of obligations. With this, it is considered that the White House has approved the next enlargement of NATO, leaving Macedonia to wait for the final, Spanish approval. Consistent...
Macedonia 18.11.19 | 10:21

Lower house of French Parliament to ratify Macedonia’s NATO Accession Protocol this week

The National Assembly of France will discuss the draft law on the ratification of Macedonia’s NATO Accession Protocol on Thursday. The lower house of the French Parliament is expected to ratify the Protocol after the debate, after the Senate did it on October 17. After the French ratification,...
Macedonia 16.11.19 | 12:12

Stoltenberg: Macedonia must have 5G network to join NATO

Countries joining NATO, such as Macedonia, must have a secure way of communications, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said in an interview with Voice of America. There are standards that must be met when it comes to civilian infrastructure and telecommunications as 5G, they also apply for new...
Macedonia 15.11.19 | 23:11

Stoltenberg: New members like Macedonia must have a secure way of communications

Countries joining NATO, such as Macedonia, must have a secure way of communications, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said in an interview with Voice of America. There are standards that must be met when it comes to civilian infrastructure and telecommunications as 5G, they also apply for new...
Macedonia 15.11.19 | 19:03

Pendarovski: Parliament’s ratification of NATO accession protocol is a technical, not political issue

President Stevo Pendarovski said Friday he refrains from speculating whether Parliament will reconvene if Spain ratifies Macedonia’s NATO accession protocol. This is a technical, and not a political issue, Pendarovski underlined. I suggest that we do not go into further legal implications of...
Macedonia 12.11.19 | 16:56

Sekerinska joins Zaev in warning that the election can be postponed over the delay in NATO accession

Defense Minister Radmila Sekerinska expressed hope that the delays in Macedonia’s NATO accession will not affect the early general elections planned for April 2020. We’ve worked on EU and NATO membership for 30 years and these priorities come above all. I absolutely believe that we should...
Macedonia 11.11.19 | 15:16

Ambassador Thimonier says that France will ratify Macedonia’s NATO accession by the end of 2019

Ambassador Christian Thimonier said that France will ratify Macedonia’s NATO accession protocol by the end of the year. France is one of the remaining NATO member states that are yet to complete the ratification process. Spain is the main issue, with another inconclusive election in this country...
Macedonia 06.11.19 | 18:09

Macedonian Government allocates 2.87 million EUR to purchase office space in the new NATO building

The Macedonian Government allocated 2.87 million EUR for the purchase of office space in the new NATO headquarters in Brussels. Defense Minister Radmila Sekerinska recently inspected the space which was provided by the NATO alliance even as Macedonia faced the Greek veto blocking our membership. Macedonia...
Macedonia 03.11.19 | 22:29

Andov opposes Zaev and Xhaferi: Elections don’t have to be postponed for NATO accession process

In a bid to change the date of the elections, Zoran Zaev and Talat Xhaferi began to confuse the public with messages that due to the NATO process it is possible to postpone the agreed date of April 12. Commenting on such statements made by the current Parliament Speaker and the Prime Minister, the first...
Macedonia 01.11.19 | 13:31

Is ground being prepared to postpone the elections: What did Zaev want to say with the statement that there will be no new government in April, May, or June?

Is ground being prepared to postpone the elections? Such an impression was made by Prime Minister Zoran Zaev’s statement, when answering MP Antonio Milososki’s question whether it is okay to appoint ambassadors before the elections, responding that “there will be no new government in...
Macedonia 30.10.19 | 21:54

Mickoski: Elections not obstacle to NATO protocol, government to stop finding excuses for delay

Early parliamentary elections scheduled for April 12 next year do not pose a problem for ratification of the NATO Protocol, as the Parliament can convene at any time on extraordinary occasions, says VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski in an interview with TV Shenja. The Spanish Parliament should...
World 30.10.19 | 20:51

V4: Hungary vetoes Ukraine’s NATO membership candidacy

Hungary refused to sign a NATO Ambassadors’ joint statement on Ukraine’s candidacy for NATO membership on Wednesday. Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto stated: “Hungary won’t surrender the Transcarpathian Hungarian community to geopolitics,” V4 news agency reports. Hungary...
Macedonia 30.10.19 | 16:02

Mickoski says Parliament can be recalled to ratify NATO accession if necessary, adds that full EU membership remains Macedonia’s strategic goal

VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski said that it is possible to recall the Parliament to ratify Macedonia’s NATO membership even after it is dissolved in February. His comments came Talat Xhaferi warned that the elections may postpone Macedonia’s NATO accession. Parliament will dissolve...
Macedonia 30.10.19 | 12:25

Parliament will dissolve on February 11th, likely postponing the NATO ratification for after April

Speaker Talat Xhaferi announced that he will put the dissolution of Parliament to the vote on February 11th, after party leaders agreed to hold elections on April 12th. This means that this Parliament likely won’t vote to ratify the expected NATO accession of Macedonia. The ratification is stuck...
Macedonia 24.10.19 | 15:57

Iceland ratifies Macedonia’s NATO accession protocol

Iceland’s Parliament ratified Thursday Macedonia’s NATO accession protocol, TV24 reported. With this ratification, 28 of the 29 member states have either completed or are in the final stages of ratification of the NATO protocol, and the process remains to begin in Spain, where it depends...
Macedonia 24.10.19 | 09:15

Pompeo welcomes ratification of NATO Protocol in the Senate

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo welcomed the ratification of Macedonia’s NATO Accession Protocol in the Senate. Pleased the U.S. Senate approved the protocol on North Macedonia’s accession to NATO, underscoring our commitment to transatlantic security. We strongly support North Macedonia’s...
Macedonia 22.10.19 | 21:58

Byrnes: NATO protocol ratification result of hard work and commitment

United States Ambassador Kate Byrnes has welcomed the Senate’s ratification of Macedonia’s NATO Accession Protocol, saying it is a result of hard work and commitment to investing in the future. So pleased to see the overwhelming support in our Senate for U.S. ratification of North Macedonia’s...
Macedonia 22.10.19 | 19:23

US Senate ratifies Macedonia’s NATO Accession Protocol

The US Senate ratified the Protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty of 1949 on the Accession of the Republic of Macedonia with 84 votes in favour and 2 against it. The United States is the 25th NATO member state to ratify the country’s NATO accession protocol.  
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