The Hungarian government welcomes North Macedonia's accession to NATO, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement to Hungarian news agency MTI on Friday.

North Macedonia's accession to NATO , which Hungary has consistently supported since the very beginning, will significantly contribute to increasing stability and security not only in the Western Balkans but in the whole Euro-Atlantic region, and will strengthen NATO's capacity to tackle challenges, the Ministry said in a statement.

North Macedonia officially became a member of NATO on Friday.

(Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade/MTI)