North Macedonia “openly supports” Georgia’s NATO membership
“We are openly supporting the bid of Georgians to enter NATO as we are fully aligned with other allies in supporting their membership bid for other countries from the so-called Eastern Partnership of the European Union”, the President said.Photo: emerging-europe.com
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North Macedonia’s President Stevo Pendarovski on Wednesday said his country “openly supports the bid of Georgians to enter NATO'', adding he could not see “any reasonable ground, any reasonable argument” why the country would be prevented from obtaining membership.
Pendarovski stressed in his doorstep statement at the NATO Summit in Madrid the alliance’s open-door policy had been its “best policy” throughout the decades, noting the bloc should “hold the doors open for everybody” with aspirations to become a member.
“We are openly supporting the bid of Georgians to enter NATO as we are fully aligned with other allies in supporting their membership bid for other countries from the so-called Eastern Partnership of the European Union”, the President said.
NATO leaders meeting in Madrid are set to sign off on key decisions, including a new Strategic Concept, a major strengthening of NATO’s deterrence and defence, and greater support to Ukraine. Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili is participating in the Summit.
Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili on Wednesday said that the participation of the country’s delegation in the ongoing NATO Summit was “yet another proof” of its “progress” on the Euro-Atlantic integration path.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Tuesday joined heads of state invited for the NATO Summit that launched on Tuesday in Madrid in a dinner hosted on behalf of King Felipe VI of Spain.
The Georgian Government’s delegation, led by Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili, on Tuesday departed for Madrid to take part in the NATO Summit that is set to launch today, the Government Administration said.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Monday said the alliance would adopt new packages of support for Georgia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Moldova at its Summit that is set to launch on Tuesday in Madrid.
The strategic partnership between Georgia and the United Kingdom, and the close relations between the two nations were discussed in a meeting between the Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and his British counterpart Boris Johnson on the sidelines of the ongoing NATO Summit.
New measures to step up “tailored political and practical support” to partners including Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia and Moldova will be ensured by NATO following a declaration on the matter at the ongoing Summit of the alliance on Wednesday.