Tag: stoltenberg
Macedonia 21.11.23 | 19:49

A necessary first step toward joining the EU is joining NATO- Stoltenberg

In his address to the Assembly, Stoltenberg states that joining NATO is a necessary first step toward joining the EU. NATO Allies ensure the security of Macedonia. Following NATO membership, there has been a surge in foreign investment, growth, and employment during the past three years. In his speech...

Macedonia 19.11.23 | 13:42

Stoltenberg is visiting Macedonia on Tuesday

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will kick off a tour of four Western Balkan countries starting in Sarajevo on Sunday, followed by visits to Kosovo, Serbia, and Macedonia. His itinerary includes meetings with leaders, Allied country representatives, and engagements with military officials and...

Macedonia 16.06.23 | 18:11

Stoltenberg at PFD: NATO will always choose path of hope, democracy and peace

The world is at cross-roads: in one direction lies fear, oppression and war, and in the other, there is hope, democracy and peace – and that is the path NATO will always choose, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said in a video address at the “Peace and Democracy versus War and Autocracy”...

World 22.09.21 | 11:29

Stoltenberg calls on NATO allies to maintain their unity in face of the Anglo-French rift

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg called the allied countries to maintain their unity, as France is on collision course with the US and the UK over their Pacific plans. The Americans and the British muscled the French out of a major, lucrative submarine contract with Australia, which prompted France...

Macedonia 09.10.20 | 10:57

NATO will give 1.4 million EUR in coronavirus aid to Macedonia

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg pledged 1.4 million EUR in support for Macedonia to combat the coronavirus epidemic. The gesture was announced during the visit by Prime Minister Zoran Zaev to Brussels, on his first official trip in his second term. Zaev and Defense Minister Radmila Sekerinska...

World 19.11.19 | 17:56

Stoltenberg will speak to Macron about his “NATO brain death” comment

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is due to meet French President Emmanuel Macron to discuss his comment that the Alliance has entered a “brain death” phase. Stoltenberg worked hard to appease US President Donald Trump in the importance of NATO, only to have the leader of a key European...

Macedonia 09.07.19 | 10:10

Zaev offered the Krivolak army range to “Stoltenberg”, warned him against Turkish take-over of northern Cyprus

The phone prank which Zoran Zaev fell for, which included him falling for the Russian comedians Vovan and Lexus, includes a conversation with “NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg”. During the conversation, a Russian prankster who pretends to be Ukrainian President Petro Porosenko, at...

Macedonia 03.06.19 | 11:31

Zaev welcomes Stoltenberg and NATO officials to Skopje

While the country is preparing to welcome Vardar and their handball Champions League trophy, Zoran Zaev organized a welcoming ceremony for NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and members of the North Atlantic Council, which meets in Skopje today. Stoltenberg expressed his hope that “North Macedonia”...

Macedonia 31.05.19 | 17:16

NATO council will meet in Skopje on Monday

The NATO North Atlantic Council will visit Skopje on Monday, to meet with for a session of its integration council. The meeting will be focused on Macedonia’s expected entry into NATO. This is the second time the NAC has visited Macedonia for a meeting – the first such case was in 2003, again...

Macedonia 19.03.19 | 21:42

Zaev promises Stoltenberg that Macedonia will increase defense spending to 2 percent of GDP

Zoran Zaev told NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg that Macedonia is prepared to increase its defense spending to 2 percent of GDP in just five years. Macedonia currently spends just 135 million EUR per year on defense, and to reach the required 2 percent of GDP, this would have to increase to 200...

Macedonia 28.01.19 | 11:19

NATO will prepare accession protocol for Macedonia shortly

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that the protocol to admit NATO to the Alliance will be prepared soon. The document will be sent to all NATO member states for ratification, but primarily to Greece, which undertook an obligation to ratify it as soon as it is received. Greece blocked Macedonia’s...

Macedonia 11.01.19 | 21:01

EU, NATO officials, US Ambassador congratulate Zaev

Several EU and NATO officials congratulated Zoran Zaev on pushing the amendments that rename the Republic of Macedonia into North Macedonia. European diplomatic chief Federica Mogherini and Commissioner Johannes Hahn told Zaev that the vote in the Parliament was “historic” and will allow...