“Armed” with the judgment of the International Court of Justice, as well as with strong support from Turkey, Macedonia is taking the last diplomatic steps to be at least a small success story at the NATO summit in Chicago, Dnevnik comments.

Macedonian Defense Minister Fatmir Besimi is in Washington at the moment, where he is scheduled to meet US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta. Macedonian Foreign Minister Nikola Poposki is set to fly across the Atlantic in about ten days, too.

The reason for these intense activities, especially in Washington now, according to people close to the situation, is the fact that the atmosphere preceding the summit is not good for Macedonia’s expectations.