Continuous stability of the region is a precondition for its further development. Therefore, Montenegro, as NATO member, will keep ardently advocating for the enlargement of the Alliance, while staying committed to the attitude that integration of WB countries contributes to the greater stability of the region. This was stated in the Proposal Law on the Confirmation of Protocol of the North-Atlantic Agreement on the Accession of the Republic of North Macedonia to NATO.
This Proposal Law will be the very first item of the agenda at the meeting of spring session of the Montenegrin Parliament.
“Montenegro became NATO Member on 5 June 2017 and, in that context, it finds its membership in the Alliance a permanent guaranteed of stability. From that aspect, it advocates for the continuation of the enlargement. Montenegro firmly supports accession of North Macedonia to NATO”, reads the explanatory note of the Proposal Law.
With the conclusion of historical new name agreement with Greece, in June of 2018, integration of North Macedonia into NATO recorded a significant progress after many-year long stagnation.
“During the Summit in July of 2018, North Macedonia was invited to start negotiation process with the Alliance. With the adoption of constitutional amendments and ratification of the Prespes Agreement, conditions for signing the Protocol were created”, reads the document that the Government delivered to the Parliament.
Article 10 of the North-Atlantic Treaty stipulates that the parties may, by unanimous agreement, invite any other European State in a position to further the principles of this Treaty and to contribute to the security of the North-Atlantic area, to accede to this Treaty.
“Every invited state may become a contracting party, by depositing accession instruments before the US Government”.
Protocol on the accession was signed by the NATO ambassador Dragana Radulović.
