North Atlantic Council reaffirms support for Euro-Atlantic integration of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia¹

  • 07 Jul. 2010 -
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  • Last updated: 07 Jul. 2010 13:46

The Ministers of Foreign Affairs and of Defence of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia¹, Mr. Antonio Milososki and Mr. Zoran Konjanovski, visited the NATO Headquarters and met with the North Atlantic Council.

From left to right: the Minister of Defence, Zoran Konjanovski; NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Milososki.

During the meeting, Allies discussed with Minister Milososki and Minister Konjanovski the progress report on the Membership Action Plan. Allies recognised the hard work and the commitment demonstrated by the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to important reforms and the valuable contributions to Alliance operations.

Finally, Allies reaffirmed their support for accession of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to NATO as soon as the outstanding name issue is resolved.

  1. Turkey recognises the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia under its constitutional name.