SKOPJE (Macedonia), February 12 (SeeNews) – North Macedonia’s parliament said it has ratified the protocol for the country's accession to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
After Spain ratifies the document as the last of the existing members of NATO to do so, North Macedonia will become the 30th member of the Alliance, the assembly said in a statement late on Tuesday.
With the ratification North Macedonia officially becomes the 30th member of the Alliance, the assembly said in a statement late on Tuesday.
In February 2019, the protocol was ratified by the Greek parliament after it was signed by NATO, following a historic agreement between Skopje and Athens to change the name of the former Yugoslav republic.
Athens had blocked North Macedonia’s attempts to join NATO and the EU for 27 years over the country's name. According to Greece, the previous name Republic of Macedonia implied territorial claims on the Greek northernmost province of the same name.