North Macedonia’s Prime Minister Zoran Zaev had a busy agenda of meetings on Tuesday in Brussels. During the meeting of the Association Stabilization Council, the head of the government talked about the reforms that the country needs to implement to launch accession talks with the EU. Zaev met with European Commission senior officials such as …
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Defense Minister Radmila Sekerinska will represent the Republic of North Macedonia for the first time as an official invitee at the NATO Defence Ministers meeting which will take place Feb. 13-14 in Brussels. “I am extremely glad that at this meeting we will welcome for the first time our colleague from Skopje, Minister Radmila Sekerinska. …
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NATO’s Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg declared today from Brussels that NATO is disappointed by the tariffs introduced by Kosovo’s government on Serbian imports. Stoltenberg has also commented FSK, stressing that this force cannot go to the north without KFOR’s permission. “Several NATO allies are disappointed by the decision to introduce tariffs. We would also like …
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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said that the ceremony for the signing of the Accession Protocol with Macedonia will take place on February 6 in Brussels. “On 6 February we will write history. NATO Allies will sign the accession protocol with the future Republic of North Macedonia together with FM Nikola Dimitrov,” Stoltenberg tweeted …
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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday in Bucharest that he expects all 29 Allies to sign Macedonia’s NATO Accession Protocol. At the joint press conference with President of Romania Klaus Iohannis, Stoltenberg expressed expectations that all 29 Allies will sign the Accession Protocol soon and then Skopje will take part in NATO meetings as …
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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that the protocol to accept Macedonia as a member state 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. -We will sign …
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Although the crisis in the government coalition in Greece brought a dose of uncertainty over the Prespa Agreement, the whole procedure for Macedonia’s accession to NATO was ready and the approximate assessment shows that Macedonia could become a member of the alliance as soon as February and our representatives could start participating in all meetings …
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NATO’s Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg has said that he’s sorry about the fact that parliament of Kosovo decided to adopt a number of laws which enable the transformation of the existing Kosovo Security Forces into an army, despite the concerns that NATO had expressed on this. Stoltenberg said that Kosovo is the one to decide …
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Greek daily newspaper Kathimerini reported that NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg sent letters to Skopje and Athens urging the two governments to complete the ratification of the Prespa Agreement by February 15, so that Macedonia can join the alliance without further delay. According to the letter, NATO members agreed that the vote on the ratification of …
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NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg at the Western Balkans meeting together with EU foreign policy chief Federika Mogherini in Brussels, have expressed a strong support for the Prespa Agreement to be finalized and implemented, says a top diplomat of the Alliance. Support was extended by all NATO members. The Greek minister said that the courage of Skopje …
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NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs in Brussels at the two-day meeting will welcome the progress that Macedonia’s making moving towards full membership of NATO and will express support to Ukraine, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday. “Ukraine is not a NATO member but we strongly support Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. NATO Allies will …
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Brussels – NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said yesterday that the protection given to Hungary as a member of the former Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski is not an issue for NATO, but something that should be resolved by Skopje and Budapest. “That’s not for me to comment. It is an issue that has to be …
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Brussels – NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said today that the protection given by NATO’s member state Hungary to the former Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski is not an issue for NATO, but something that should be resolved between Skopje and Budapest. “That’s not for me to comment. It is an issue that has to be …
Nato’s Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg declared today that KFOR offers a safe environment for all communities in Kosovo, including Serbs, and that this mission does everything to support the process for the normalization of relations. Stoltenberg, who is holding a visit to Serbia, has said that dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia is the best platform …
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Monday there is no Plan B for Macedonia, because the country has a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity of joining NATO if it implements the Prespa Agreement. “I firmly believe that the country must take decisions over its future. It is up to the government and the parliament to take these decisions. To …
NATO strongly supports the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue and all efforts that will result in reducing of tensions and solving problems, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said. He arrived in Belgrade yesterday and in an interview with Pink TV, stressed that NATO had excellent dialogue with Serbia and respects the decision not to be part of the Alliance. …
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NATO has no intention of giving up on Macedonia and waits for the resolution of the constitutional changes in the country. According to the announcements in Brussels, the pre-accession talks continue on October 17 and will for last two days, as it was planned in advance, with the goal of completing this process by January, …
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that the accession talks with Macedonia will continue, as long as our country decided to. But the only way for the country to become a member, as he stressed, is to implement the Prespa agreement Slobodanka Jovanovska from Nezavisen Vesnik: How do you see the decision of the opposition VMRO-DPMNE …
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It is now time to make your voices heard. This is once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. NATO’s door is open, but only the people of your country can decide to walk through it. So your future is in your hands. We wait for you in NATO, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Sunday. “Time and again you …
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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says he has no intention of backing down in the face of a “resurgent” Russia, insisting the Western alliance will hold a firm but fair line with Moscow while continuing to accept former Soviet states, Voice of America reports. Stoltenberg made the comments Friday, following meetings at the White House …
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