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Defense Secretary James N. Mattis meets with the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Macedonia Radmila Šekerinska during a visit to the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., May 1, 2018. (DoD photo by Army Sgt. Amber I. Smith)
The Dutch Senate’s debate on Macedonia’s NATO Accession Protocol is scheduled for 5 November. It is expected to be ratified one week after that, that is, on 12 November. Two weeks later, the Dutch King should sign the document, which will complete the whole procedure. The ratification process is in its final stage in France, too. According to the French Embassy, it is supposed to take place by the end of November or, potentially, at the start of September. On Thursday and Friday, Defence Minister Radmila Sekerinska took part in the joint meeting of the North Atlantic Council. She said Macedonia was fully committed to the both the Alliance’s values and participating in operations and missions.
