Macedonia signs accord to join NATO

Macedonia today signed an accord to join NATO to become the 30th member of the US-led alliance.

At a formal signing of the NATO accession protocol, Macedonia’s Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov hailed the moment as showing that the country will never walk alone once in the alliance.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said the admittance of a new member highlighted that all European nations who meet the



entrance criteria could join the regional alliance. However, Moscow has continually rejected NATO's position, saying that by taking in Balkan members, the alliance is undermining security in the region.