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116TH CONGRESS SN I EXEC. REPT.
1st Session JSENATE 116-5
PROTOCOL TO THE NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY OF 1949
ON THE ACCESSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF NORTH
MACEDONIA
SEPTEMBER 18, 2019.-Ordered to be printed
Mr. RISCH, from the Committee on Foreign Relations,
submitted the following
REPORT
[To accompany Treaty Doc. 116-1]
The Committee on Foreign Relations, to which was referred the
Protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty of 1949 on the Accession of
the Republic of North Macedonia, opened for signature at Brussels
on February 6, 2019, and signed that day on behalf of the United
States of America, having considered the same, reports favorably
thereon subject to seven declarations and one condition for the Pro-
tocol, as indicated in the resolution of advice and consent for the
treaty, and recommends the Senate give its advice and consent to
ratification thereof, as set forth in this report and the accom-
panying resolution of advice and consent.
CONTENTS
Page
I. P u rp o se ........................................................................................................... 1
II. B ack grou n d ................................................................................................... 2
III. Qualifications of the Republic of North Macedonia for NATO Member-
sh ip ....................................................................................................... ..... .. 2
IV . E n try Into F orce ........................................................................................... 3
V . C om m ittee A ction ......................................................................................... 4
VI. Committee Recommendation and Comments ............................................. 4
VII. Text of Resolution of Advice and Consent to Ratification ................ . 6
VIII. Annex I.-Hearing of June 12, 2019, NATO Expansion: Examining
the Accession of North M acedonia . .......................................................... 11
IX. Annex II.- Business Meeting of July 25, 2019 ........................................... 51
I. PURPOSE
This Protocol is a vehicle for inviting The Republic of North Mac-
edonia to accede to the North Atlantic Treaty (the Treaty) in ac-
cordance with Article 10 of the Treaty and thus become a member
of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), with all of the
privileges and responsibilities that apply to current Allies. The core
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