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NATO Chief Expects Allies to Ratify Montenegro Accession in June

© Photo : NATONATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at meetings of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs - NATO headquarters - 6-7 December 2016
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at meetings of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs - NATO headquarters - 6-7 December 2016 - Sputnik International
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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Friday he expected all 28 member states to ratify a protocol on Montenegro’s accession in June.

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The small Balkan nation is on its way to become the 29th member of the US-led military alliance after the US Senate ratified its accession on Tuesday.

"Montenegrin succession to the NATO family of democratic nations will contribute to the stability of the region and the whole of Europe and I expect all nations to fully complete ratification in June," Stoltenberg said.

Once all member states have ratified the protocol, Montenegro will be invited to accede to the North Atlantic Treaty. It was formally invited to join the bloc in December 2015.

Russia has been concerned about NATO’s plans for Montenegro, which it regards as unwarranted expansion toward its western border. Last week, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said he did not see how Montenegro’s accession benefited NATO or the nation’s security.

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