Affirming the support of the United States for Macedonia’s accession to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

supports Macedonia's aspirations to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO);

recognizes the cooperation between the State of Vermont and Macedonia and the joint military partnership between Vermont National Guard and the Army of the Republic of Macedonia;

recognizes the significant benefits of closer economic and political ties between NATO members and Macedonia in its commitment to foster regional stability and the important principle of mutual defense of all NATO members, including Greece;

recognizes the importance of the NATO membership for Macedonia for its economic growth, strengthening of the democratic institutions and norms, and bolstering rule of law in Southeast Europe;

greatly appreciates the efforts of Macedonia in its commitment and participation with the United States and other countries in advancing peace, democracy, stability, and mutual understanding;

urges the Administration and the United States Department of State to continue to work closely with Macedonia and to support NATO enlargement by granting full membership to Macedonia;

acknowledges and supports the progress made by Macedonia’s efforts in the NATO membership process;

calls on the Administration, United States Department of State, and European allies to work with Greece and NATO allies to ensure that bilateral disputes do not impede Macedonia’s NATO accession for the sake of regional stability in light of the current situation with Ukraine; and

urges NATO members to formally extend an invitation to Macedonia to join NATO as soon as possible at one of the next meetings of the North Atlantic Council or NATO Summit in Poland in 2016.