THE North Macedonia joined NATO under its constitutional name and is represented in the Alliance under that name, a NATO official said.

Asked about the fact that the country’s new president did not use the constitutional name at the swearing-in ceremony, he said that the Prespa agreement opened the way for North Macedonia to join NATO and contributed to good neighborly relations, which are important to maintain between the Allies.

In particular, the NATO official said:

“North Macedonia is a valuable NATO ally and contributes significantly to our collective security. This includes troops deployed to our KFOR mission in Kosovo, the advisory and capacity-building mission in Iraq, and NATO’s multinational battlegroups in Latvia, Bulgaria and Romania.

The Prespa Agreement paved the way for North Macedonia to join NATO and contributed to good neighborly relations, which are important to maintain between the Allies. North Macedonia joined the Alliance under its constitutional name and is represented in NATO under that name.”