NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said the summit of the Alliance in July expected Macedonia to be invited for membership negotiations, Macedonian media reported.

"I am optimistic that such a decision will be made and that the referendum in Macedonia will have a majority in favor of the agreement with Greece," Stoltenberg stressed. The NATO Secretary General has called for a positive outcome of the referendum. He explained that after the referendum, Macedonia could be invited to join NATO.