Ukraine's ambassador to North Macedonia: Nothing prevents Kyiv from joining NATO

12.07.2021 15:50

Ukrinform

Ambassador of Ukraine to the Republic of North Macedonia Natalia Zadorozhniuk has said that given the experience of this country - the youngest member of NATO - and the state of its armed forces, nothing prevents Ukraine from joining the North Atlantic Alliance over time.

Zadorozhniuk said this in an interview with Ukrinform.

“It is extremely important to provide a political solution. Let's be frank: I don't think that the Armed Forces of Ukraine are inferior to the Armed Forces of North Macedonia in terms of professionalism, preparedness, and experience. In this context, special attention should be paid to working with leading NATO countries, finding arguments, the need to convince them that they need us as much as we do. And I'm sure we have enough such arguments. This is the daily painstaking work of all branches of government. Skopje worked very hard with the capitals of the leading NATO states, in particular to get the necessary support from the United States and Germany," the ambassador said.

She also stressed that Ukraine should study more carefully examples of regional cooperation in the Western Balkans.

As a reminder, on March 27, 2020, North Macedonia joined NATO as 30th Ally.

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