Montenegro Asked to Join NATO Alliance

NATO has formally invited the tiny Adriatic state of Montenegro to join the alliance, in its first expansion since 2009. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg made the announcement Wednesday during a meeting of NATO foreign ministers, calling it a "historic achievement" for the nation that was once part of Yugoslavia. Having instituted a number of reforms to align itself with NATO requirements, Montenegro still has tasks to fulfill -- most notably, a series of accession...

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