Turkey welcomes North Macedonia's NATO accession
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


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.

Edited By: Nurbanu Tanrıkulu Kızıl