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Turkey welcomes North Macedonia's NATO accession

by Anadolu Agency

ANKARA Mar 18, 2020 - 9:40 am GMT+3

Edited By Nurbanu Tanrıkulu Kızıl

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, right, and President of North Macedonia Stevo Pandarovski shake hands during a meeting of the South-East European Cooperation Process at Mt. Jahorina, Bosnia, Tuesday, July 9, 2019. (AP Photo)

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, right, and President of North Macedonia Stevo Pandarovski shake hands during a meeting of the South-East European Cooperation Process at Mt. Jahorina, Bosnia, Tuesday, July 9, 2019. (AP Photo)

by Anadolu Agency Mar 18, 2020 9:40 am

Edited By Nurbanu Tanrıkulu Kızıl

Turkey congratulated North Macedonia on Tuesday on its accession to NATO.

"#NorthMacedonia's accession to @NATO has been ratified by all Allies. Congratulations my friend @Dmitrov_Nikola, welcome to the Alliance!," Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Twitter.

Earlier in the day, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg announced that Spain ratified North Macedonia's accession to NATO.

"The Spanish Senate has just ratified North Macedonia's accession to #NATO. With that, all Allies have welcomed our soon-to-be 30th member. Congratulations, North Macedonia!," Stoltenberg said on Twitter.

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