SKOPJE http://www.cheapkankenminibackpack.com/ , Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- Macedonian Defence Minister Zoran Jolevski said on Thursday that Macedonia is ready to become immediately a member of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
"Macedonia has done a lot to achieve its strategic goals. We are prepared to become member of the Alliance immediately, a goal that is supported by all political factors and by the citizens of the Republic of Macedonia," Jolevski said while attending the southeastern Europe Defence ministerial meeting in Dubrovnik, Croatia.
During the meeting, Jolevski signed an agreement for military and financial cooperation with the Turkish Defence Minister Ismet Yilmaz.
Jolevski held a meeting with a delegation from the Slovenian Defence Ministry and expressed his gratitude for the support of the Macedonian membership in NATO.
The use of the name Macedonia remains a controversial issue since Macedonia declared independence from former Yugoslavia in 1991. Greece opposed to the use of the name Macedonia by its northern neighbor Cheap Fjallraven Kanken Classic , saying it implies territorial claims to Greece's northern province of the same name. As a result, Greece is blocking Macedonia's bid to join NATO, as well as the European Union, saying that Macedonia can be a member only if a solution to the name dispute is reached.
JERUSALEM, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) -- Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Thursday that Israel cannot continue occupying Palestinian territories if it seeks peace Cheap Fjallraven Kanken Big , suggesting Israel consider talking with Hamas, a militant group Israel considers a terrorist organization.
Blair, who served as an envoy on behest of the Quartet (the United States, United Nations, European Union and Russia) to the Middle East Cheap Fjallraven Kanken Mini , made the statements during a peace conference organized by the Ha'aretz daily newspaper in Tel Aviv.
"I admire and love Israel, but the state of Palestine must exist. Occupation isn't a long-term solution," Blair told the conference goers on Tuesday.
Israel occupied territories in the West Bank, east Jerusalem and Gaza Strip territories during the 1967 Mideast War, controlling more than three million Palestinians.
The Palestinians seek to establish their land on those territories Cheap Fjallraven Bags , with east Jerusalem serving as its capital.
"Israel is a strong country and will know how to defend itself in any situation, but the conflict will not end without a return to the 1967 borders," the former envoy said.
He also said Israel should consider talking with Hamas in order to end the decades-long conflict with the Palestinians, as the current leadership of the Palestinian Authority does not have enough support of the Palestinian people to strike a peace deal with Israel.
Blair said Hamas can "change its position on Israel" and expressed his optimism about the feasibility of a peace treaty.
Israel deems the Hamas movement, which controls the Gaza Strip since 2007 Cheap Kanken Backpack , a terrorist organization, responsible for a slew of militant attacks against Israelis in the past and for firing rockets on Israeli communities.
In its covenant, the movement seeks the destruction of the state of Israel.
Israel has fought several rounds of fighting against Hamas in the Gaza Strip in recent years, the last one taking place for two months last summer.
Another speaker at the conference was Israeli President Reuven Rivlin, who expressed less optimism than Blair about the prospects of peace between Israel and the Palestinians anytime soon.
Rivlin said he does not believe Israelis and Palestinians "will be able to bequeath peace" to future generations Cheap Fjallraven Kanken Backpack , but said the two peoples could reach "breakthroughs."