Macedonian delegation visits Turkey

Vahit Erdem, chairman of the Turkish Group in the NATO Parliamentary Assembly and a ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) Kirikkale deputy, yesterday received a Macedonian delegation headed by Defense Minister Zoran Konjanovski in Ankara. Erdem said that Macedonia's NATO membership was on hold because of Greece. "Turkey extends full support to NATO in order to establish peace and stability in the Balkans," he said.