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Croatian parliament ratifies Montenegro's accession to NATO

Xinhua, November 26, 2016 Adjust font size:

The Croatian parliament on Friday ratified Montenegro's accession to the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO).

In the 151-seat parliament, 96 lawmakers voted in favour to the accession protocol, three against and two abstentions, according to local media.

Ivan Brajovic, speaker of the Montenegrin parliament made a presentation before the vote.

Earlier, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg urged members to ratify the accession agreement for Montenegro as soon as possible.

Montenegro signed the accession protocol with NATO in May and thus concluded negotiations that formally started in December 2015.

The protocol has to be ratified by all NATO members, as well as by Montenegro's own parliament. Once all NATO allies have ratified the treaty, Montenegro will be invited to accede to the Washington Treaty and become the 29th member of the alliance. Endit