Praise for Macedonia as speaker welcomed in Ljubljana

Ljubljana, 11 February - Talat Xhaferi, the speaker of the Macedonian parliament, heard praise for the steps his country made to join NATO as he was welcomed by his counterpart Dejan Židan in Ljubljana on Monday, a day before the Slovenian National Assembly is to endorse Macedonia's accession to NATO under its new name.

Ljubljana Macedonian Speaker Talat Xhaferi and his Slovenian counterpart Dejan Židan at the National Assembly in February 2019, when the Slovenian parliament ratified the protocol on North Macedonia's accession to NATO. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA File photo

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Macedonian Speaker Talat Xhaferi and his Slovenian counterpart Dejan Židan at the National Assembly in February 2019, when the Slovenian parliament ratified the protocol on North Macedonia's accession to NATO.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA
File photo

Ljubljana Macedonian Speaker Talat Xhaferi (left) and his counterpart Dejan Židan (right) speak to the press after holding talks. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

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Macedonian Speaker Talat Xhaferi (left) and his counterpart Dejan Židan (right) speak to the press after holding talks.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana Macedonian Speaker Talat Xhaferi (left) and his counterpart Dejan Židan (right) speak to the press after holding talks. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

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Macedonian Speaker Talat Xhaferi (left) and his counterpart Dejan Židan (right) speak to the press after holding talks.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana Macedonian Speaker Talat Xhaferi (left) received by President Borut Pahor (right). Photo: Bor Slana/STA

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Macedonian Speaker Talat Xhaferi (left) received by President Borut Pahor (right).
Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana Macedonian Speaker Talat Xhaferi (left) received by President Borut Pahor (right). Photo: Bor Slana/STA

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Macedonian Speaker Talat Xhaferi (left) received by President Borut Pahor (right).
Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana Macedonian Speaker Talat Xhaferi (left) received by President Borut Pahor (right). Photo: Bor Slana/STA

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Macedonian Speaker Talat Xhaferi (left) received by President Borut Pahor (right).
Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana Macedonian Speaker Talat Xhaferi (left) received by counterpart Dejan Židan (right) at the outset of a two-day official visit. Photo: Bor Slana/STA

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Macedonian Speaker Talat Xhaferi (left) received by counterpart Dejan Židan (right) at the outset of a two-day official visit.
Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana Macedonian Speaker Talat Xhaferi (left) received by counterpart Dejan Židan (right) at the outset of a two-day official visit. Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana
Macedonian Speaker Talat Xhaferi (left) received by counterpart Dejan Židan (right) at the outset of a two-day official visit.
Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana Macedonian Speaker Talat Xhaferi (left) received by counterpart Dejan Židan (right) at the outset of a two-day official visit. Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana
Macedonian Speaker Talat Xhaferi (left) received by counterpart Dejan Židan (right) at the outset of a two-day official visit.
Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana Macedonian Speaker Talat Xhaferi (left) received by counterpart Dejan Židan (right) at the outset of a two-day official visit. Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana
Macedonian Speaker Talat Xhaferi (left) received by counterpart Dejan Židan (right) at the outset of a two-day official visit.
Photo: Bor Slana/STA

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