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For Albania, joining NATO is “the most important development since independence”, says PM Sali Berisha (l) (Photo: NATO)

NATO to enlarge to two Balkan countries

NATO leaders gathered in Bucharest on Wednesday (2 April) agreed to admit two Balkan countries – Croatia and Albania – to the organisation, but an unsolved dispute between Skopje and Athens has delayed Macedonia's invitation.

During a dinner on Wednesday evening, all 26 NATO members agreed Zagreb and Tirana should be invited to join the Alliance, NATO spokesman James Appathurai said at a press briefing after the meal.

But the Greek delegation "made it very clear that until the nam...

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For Albania, joining NATO is “the most important development since independence”, says PM Sali Berisha (l) (Photo: NATO)

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