NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg Source: AP
NATO’s 29 members signed an accession Protocol with Macedonia on Wednesday allowing the country, under its changed name, to become the 30th member of the military alliance. "Today is a historic day. This Protocol will bring more security and prosperity to the whole region", NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg twitted after the ceremony. Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov said that Macedonia, by changing its constitutional name, had paid a 'heavy cost' in becoming a NATO member.
NATO’s 29 members signed an accession Protocol with Macedonia on Wednesday allowing the country, under its changed name, to become the 30th member of the military alliance. "Today is a historic day. This Protocol will bring more security and prosperity to the whole region", NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg twitted after the ceremony. Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov said that Macedonia, by changing its constitutional name, had paid a 'heavy cost' in becoming a NATO member.
