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NATO says Macedonia reform progress, more to do

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NATO says ambassadors supported Macedonia reform efforts
NATO says Euro-Atlantic integration is path to Western Balkans security

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NATO hosted Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski at NATO Headquarters on 14 February 2007; he addressed the North Atlantic Council.
NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said ambassadors encouraged and supported reform efforts in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, thanked its participation in ISAF in Afghanistan and its support for KFOR, and called for stronger government-opposition dialogue.
The Secretary General said Euro-Atlantic integration is the only recipe for security and stability in the Western Balkans and expected all countries in the region to become NATO members eventually; Prime Minister Gruevski pledged continuing reforms in 2007 and NATO looked forward to the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council Security Forum in Ohrid in June 2007.

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Create an account Reset password Already have an account? Log in From now on you can download videos from our website If you would also like to subscribe to the newsletter and receive our latest updates, click on the button below. Enter the email address you registered with and we will send you a code to reset your password. The password must be at least 12 characters long, no spaces, include upper/lowercase letters, numbers and symbols. Click the button to return to the page you were on and log in with your new password. 14 February 2007 1 MIN READ Nikola Gruevski, the Prime Minister of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia¹, visited NATO Headquarters on 14 February 2007, meeting with Secretary General. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer and addressing the North Atlantic Council (NAC). After the NAC meeting, the NATO Secretary General said that ambassadors had encouraged and supported the reform efforts in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 1 . He praised these reform efforts, adding that still much remains to be done. He also thanked the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia’s 1 participation in NATO’s International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan and support for KFOR. The Secretary General called for strengthening the dialogue between the government and opposition and among the parties in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 1 . The NATO Secretary General said the only recipe for security and stability in the Western Balkans is Euro-Atlantic integration for the region. He expected all countries in the region eventually to become NATO members, adding: “When, I don’t know.” Prime Minister Gruevski recognized “it’s fully up to us,” pledging continuing reforms in the defence and other fields in 2007. Finally, the NATO Secretary General looked forward to the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council Security Forum to be held in Ohrid, in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 1 , in June 2007. Turkey recognises the Republic of Macedonia with its constitutional name. Link was copied to clipboard

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