Until Macedonia joins the Alliance with its army, NATO’s doors are open economically, through Macedonia’s businesses. This is made possible through the new concept of the Alliance – DIME (diplomacy, information, military and economy). The concept implies inclusion of Macedonia in NATO’s activities, and not only of its army but also of its diplomacy, information and economy, Nova Makedonija reports.

“This is an excellent opportunity for good earning of the Macedonian companies and good promotion of our country in the eyes of the allied armies but unfortunately we have not yet drafted a government strategy for this. Furthermore, neither in Macedonia nor the region is there a company to study the profit and loss, for example, and all that the NATO armies need where they operate, such as the missions in Afghanistan and Iraq,” explains Metodi Hadzi Janev, professor at the Military Academy.