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

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg voiced confidence June 19 that Alliance members will demonstrate unity at a summit next month despite "important differences" between the United States and European members of the transatlantic Alliance.

Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) should not throw away the opportunity to resolve the long-running name dispute, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and European Council President Donald Tusk said in a joint statement on Wednesday.

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg welcomed on Tuesday the deal achieved between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) on the latter's name, calling it "historic."

"I warmly welcome the agreement reached between Prime Ministers Tsipras and [Zoran] Zaev on a solution to the name dispute between Athens and Skopje," he said in a statement following news of the agreement.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said the Alliance would not help Israel in the case of an attack by Iran, the Washington-based Washington Examiner newspaper reported and were quoted by the Bulgarian FOCUS News Agency.

Stoltenberg told the German journal Der Spiegel that since Israel is not a NATO member, the "security guarantee" does not apply to it.

The American Hellenic Institute (AHI) on Wednesday called on NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to  respond to Turkey's provocations toward fellow Alliance member countries.

The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) will be formally invited to join the NATO alliance if Athens and Skopje reach a settlement on the name dispute, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has said.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said Turkey has the right to fight against the organizers of the 2016 coup attempt, adding that the country has a professional army with dedicated officers. 

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has reiterated Turkey's importance to the joint defense of the alliance, saying a look at the map is enough to recognize the country's value, amid rising criticism of Turkish actions in the media and in Western capitals.

Greece and Turkey need to address their differences on a bilateral level and in a spirit of good neighborly relations, the head of NATO alliance of which both countries are member has said.

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg was speaking to Greece's Ta Nea daily during an official visit in The Hague.