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<p>The first cycle of Macedonia’s Membership Action Plan was initiated in 1999 and
in 2008 the Allies agreed that an invitation to join NATO would be extended as soon
as a mutually acceptable solution to the issue over its name has been reached with
Greece within the framework established by the UN. This condition has not yet been
fulfilled.</p><p>The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commomwealth Affairs, my right
hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond), together with his
counterparts from NATO Allies, met NATO’s aspiring members, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Georgia, Macedonia and Montenegro, on 4 September 2014 during the NATO Summit in Wales
to discuss their progress towards joining the Alliance.</p><p>At the Summit, the Allies
reaffirmed their continued support for Macedonia’s eventual membership and encouraged
them to meet the established conditions on which their next steps towards NATO depend.</p><p>The
United Kingdom strongly supports NATO’s Open Door policy on enlargement and welcomes
the membership aspirations of all the countries currently seeking to join the Alliance.</p>
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