NATO invited the FYROM POLITICS

Yesterday, the beginning of the accession of Macedonia to NATO at the summit in the presence of the Greek Prime Minister, Al. Tsipra, the Minister of Foreign Affairs N. Kotzia and the Minister of National Defense P. Kammenou, although the latter has declared through the intermediary of the headquarters of the Alliance that "this agreement will not pbad through this Assembly".

G. Stoltenberg, however, made it clear in his statements that the process had already begun. "We decided today to call on the Skopje government to start the accession talks," he said at a press conference, adding that "when all the processes will be completed, the country will join NATO as the 30th member ". Mr Stöltenberg is expected today to invite Skopje Prime Minister Z. Zaev to attend the summit and officially announce his invitation for the opening of the accession process

M. Stoltenberg stressed that it was in the hands of citizens The FYROM will decide whether it wants to support this agreement, which is "a chance for life", he said, adding that if it does not change not the name of the country, it is clear that he can not participate in NATO.

Burned expressed confidence that the As said the Skopje, "the accession of Macedonia will not take place and it will collect invitations and photographs (from l & # 39; NATO), but as long as Macedonia is included in its name, nothing will be done. "

focuses on the meeting of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Mr. Tsipras referred to the question of the detention of two Greek soldiers during his summit session, calling it an "injury" for the Alliance, and also asked that German Chancellor Angela Merkel be contacted on this subject by Mr. Erdogan.

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At the same time yesterday, the opposition of the opposition was provoked by the statements of the Commissioner for Regional Policy and Enlargement, Johannes Han , on the "border restructuring" of Greece and Albania. Mr Khan spoke at the Chatham House Institute, in the presence of Macedonian Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov, referring to the agreement prepared between Athens and Tirana, stating that "we have seen in the negotiations on the name and agreement between Albania and Greece, because there is a restructuring of the border, it is very important and crucial for the citizens. "

The representative The Commissioner is eager to correct his remarks quickly, stating that "Commissioner Khan does not refer in any way to a" change of border. "While underlining the need to resolve open bilateral issues before any future enlargement, he referred to the ongoing Greek-Albanian talks on the exclusive economic zone, which can only be conducted on the basis of a mutually acceptable agreement of the two countries. "