It is clear that the NATO summit in Chicago will not be about enlargement, says Macedonian Foreign Minister Nikola Poposki in his interview with the Voice of America.  However, the contribution Macedonia is making to the Alliance adds additional value to Macedonia’s integration. After the summit, Poposki says, there is no plan B.

“We want membership. We deserve it. We have met all criteria. Furthermore, there is a legal argument in our favor following the Judgment of the International Court of Justice,” Minister Poposki emphasized

He informed that at his meetings with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and officials of the US Department of State, it was stressed in no uncertain terms that the bilateral dispute imposed on Macedonia by Greece should not be an impediment to the realization of Macedonia’s strategic goal – NATO membership.