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North Macedonia
Nuclear-weapon-free state
Has not yet joined the TPNW
Status
North Macedonia has not yet signed or ratified the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW).
National position
North Macedonia has consistently voted against an annual UN General Assembly resolution since 2018 that welcomes the adoption of the TPNW and calls upon all states to sign, ratify, or accede to it “at the earliest possible date”.
North Macedonia supports the retention and potential use of nuclear weapons on its behalf, as indicated by its endorsement of various alliance statements of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), of which it is a member.
TPNW negotiations
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) – as North Macedonia was previously known – participated in the negotiation of the TPNW at the United Nations in New York in 2017 but was absent for the vote on its adoption.
In 2016, FYROM voted in favour of the UN General Assembly resolution that established the formal mandate for states to commence negotiations on “a legally binding instrument to prohibit nuclear weapons, leading towards their total elimination”.
Before the negotiations
FYROM was among 127 states that endorsed a “humanitarian pledge” in 2015–16 to cooperate “in efforts to stigmatise, prohibit, and eliminate nuclear weapons”. The pledge was instrumental in building momentum and support for convening the TPNW negotiations.
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Nuclear-weapon-free state
Has not yet joined the TPNW
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Status
North Macedonia has not yet signed or ratified the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW).
National position
North Macedonia has consistently voted against an annual UN General Assembly resolution since 2018 that welcomes the adoption of the TPNW and calls upon all states to sign, ratify, or accede to it “at the earliest possible date”.
North Macedonia supports the retention and potential use of nuclear weapons on its behalf, as indicated by its endorsement of various alliance statements of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), of which it is a member.
TPNW negotiations
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) – as North Macedonia was previously known – participated in the negotiation of the TPNW at the United Nations in New York in 2017 but was absent for the vote on its adoption.
In 2016, FYROM voted in favour of the UN General Assembly resolution that established the formal mandate for states to commence negotiations on “a legally binding instrument to prohibit nuclear weapons, leading towards their total elimination”.
Before the negotiations
FYROM was among 127 states that endorsed a “humanitarian pledge” in 2015–16 to cooperate “in efforts to stigmatise, prohibit, and eliminate nuclear weapons”. The pledge was instrumental in building momentum and support for convening the TPNW negotiations.
Further information
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Ivanov School of Leaders - Alumni Association (ISLAA)
Journalists for Human Rights
Physicians for Peace and Social Responsibility (IPPNW-Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia)
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