NATO to sign Macedonia accession protocol next week 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy the Associated PressSKOPJE, Macedonia (AP) — Macedonia will sign an accession protocol with NATO on Wednesday under its new name North Macedonia after parliaments in the tiny Balkan country and its southern neighbor Greece ratified a historic name change deal. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced Saturday on Twitter that “on February 6 we will write history: NATO Allies will sign the accession protocol with the future Republic of North Macedonia together with (Macedonian) foreign minister Nikola Dimitrov.” The ceremony will take place at NATO headquarters in Brussels. Macedonia expects Greece to be the first NATO member to ratify the accession protocol. The Greek parliament is expected to ratify the accession protocol by Thursday at the earliest or Feb. 11 at the latest.

Source: Manila Bulletin February 02, 2019 18:56 UTC