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BRUSSELS, June 7 -- NATOonWednesdayraisedMontenegro'sflagatitsheadquarters, markingthecountry'smembershipinthebloc.
InthepresenceofMontenegrinPresidentFilipVujanovic, NATOSecretaryGeneralJensStoltenbergtoldapressconference: "MontenegrojoinsNATOasanequal, withaseatatourtable, andanequalvoiceinshapingthefutureoftheAlliance."
MontenegrobecameNATO'snewestmemberonMonday, upondepositingitsinstrumentofaccessiontoNATOinWashingtonDC. "Atthatmoment, Montenegroofficiallybecamethe 29thmemberofourAlliance," Stoltenbergsaid.
Callingitis "ahistoricday," StoltenbergstressedthatMontenegro'saccessiontotheAlliancesendsastrongsignalthatNATOmaintainsitsopen-doorpolicy.
Montenegro'sflagwillalsoflyoverNATO'stwostrategiccommandsinMons, BelgiumandinVirginia, UnitedStates.
Montenegro'saccessiontoNATOcamedespitestrongoppositionfromRussia, whichhassaidthestepwouldharmstabilityintheBalkansandinEuropeasawhole.
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