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Macedonia to Become NATO Member Soon, Then Join EU - Prime Minister Sputnik 2 minutes _____ Europe <https://sputniknews.com/europe/> 16:29 12.01.2019Get short URL BELGRADE (Sputnik) - Macedonia will soon become a member of NATO and then accede to the European Union, Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said Saturday. "Lawmakers of the Assembly [parliament] of the Republic of Macedonia gave us the opportunity to enter the open doors of the largest western associations in the world by a 2/3 majority of votes following the will and strategic interests of citizens. Now, our accession to NATO, which is underway already, will continue with increased pace and a clear outcome. We also expect negotiations on joining the European Union to start," Zaev said. C REUTERS / Marko Djurica On Friday, 81 out of 120 members of the parliament supported the amendments needed to rename Macedonia <https://sputniknews.com/europe/201901111071408110-macedonia-bill-name-chang e/> to the Republic of North Macedonia, which is expected to open the way for the country's accession to NATO and the European Union. On September 30, Macedonia held a referendum on its renaming after Greek and Macedonian foreign ministers signed a relevant agreement in June. While over 90 percent voted in favor of the deal, only a third of eligible electors took part in the referendum. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "serbia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/serbia. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
