国际英语资讯:U.S. Senate approves North Macedonia to NATO
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 22-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="overwhelmingly">overwhelmingly</span> <span word="approved">approved</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="Macedonia">Macedonia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="accession">accession</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="NATO">NATO</span> (<span word="North">North</span> <span word="Atlantic">Atlantic</span> <span word="Treaty">Treaty</span> <span word="Organization">Organization</span>).</p><p><span word="Senators">Senators</span> <span word="voted">voted</span> 91 <span word="to">to</span> 2 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ratify">ratify</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="Macedonia">Macedonia</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="alliance">alliance</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 30<span word="th">th</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="state">state</span>. <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="media">media</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> "<span word="no">no</span>" <span word="votes">votes</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="Senator">Senator</span> <span word="Rand">Rand</span> <span word="Paul">Paul</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Kentucky">Kentucky</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Mike">Mike</span> <span word="Lee">Lee</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Utah">Utah</span>. <span word="Several">Several</span> <span word="Democrats">Democrats</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="absent">absent</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vote">vote</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="Yugoslav">Yugoslav</span> <span word="republic">republic</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="sought">sought</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="NATO">NATO</span> <span word="membership">membership</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="long">long</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="Greece">Greece</span> <span word="blocked">blocked</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="constitutional">constitutional</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Republic">Republic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Macedonia">Macedonia</span>, <span word="fearing">fearing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="indicates">indicates</span> <span word="territorial">territorial</span> <span word="ambitions">ambitions</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="province">province</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Macedonia">Macedonia</span>.</p><p><span word="Macedonia">Macedonia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Greece">Greece</span> <span word="resolved">resolved</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="dispute">dispute</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="signing">signing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UN">UN</span>-<span word="brokered">brokered</span> <span word="Prespa">Prespa</span> <span word="Agreement">Agreement</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="June">June</span> 2018, <span word="paving">paving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latter">latter</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="NATO">NATO</span> <span word="membership">membership</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Permanent">Permanent</span> <span word="Representatives">Representatives</span> <span word="of">of</span> 29 <span word="NATO">NATO</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="protocol">protocol</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Macedonia">Macedonia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="accession">accession</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Brussels">Brussels</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="February">February</span>. <span word="Macedonia">Macedonia</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Republic">Republic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="Macedonia">Macedonia</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Prespa">Prespa</span> <span word="Agreement">Agreement</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="effect">effect</span>.</p><p><span word="North">North</span> <span word="Macedonia">Macedonia</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="formally">formally</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="alliance">alliance</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="NATO">NATO</span> <span word="summit">summit</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="December">December</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="London">London</span>.</p>
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