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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/101559/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "The first cycle of Macedonia\u2019s 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. The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond) together with his counterparts from NATO Allies, met NATO\u2019s 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. At the Summit, the Allies reaffirmed their continued support for Macedonia\u2019s eventual membership and encouraged them to meet the established conditions on which their next steps towards NATO depend. The United Kingdom strongly supports NATO\u2019s Open Door policy on enlargement and welcomes the membership aspirations of all the countries currently seeking to join the Alliance."}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/101561/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge, (Mr Hammond) together with his counterparts from NATO Allies, met NATO\u2019s 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, NATO Foreign Ministers agreed to provide Georgia with a \u2018substantial package\u2019 of support and engagement measures in recognition of the reform progress it has made.<\/p><p>Georgia was awarded an Annual National Programme, which is the tool used by MAP countries, in 2008. It continues to reflect Georgia\u2019s strong and productive relationship with NATO and their commitment to the reform process.<\/p><p>The United Kingdom strongly supports NATO\u2019s Open Door policy on enlargement and welcomes the membership aspirations of all the countries currently seeking to join the Alliance.<\/p><p> <\/p>"}
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