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NATO postpones invitation to Macedonia to join

BUCHAREST
Wed Apr 2, 2008 3:50pm EDT

BUCHAREST (Reuters) - NATO leaders were unable to agree on Wednesday to invite Macedonia to join the alliance after NATO member Greece said it had still not resolved a dispute over the former Yugoslav republic's name, a NATO diplomat said.

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"The invitation will be postponed," said a European NATO diplomat who was briefed on the outcome of a summit dinner of the 26 leaders.

(reporting by Ilona Wissenbach, writing by Paul Taylor)



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