General view of Montenegro’s parliament during a discussion on NATO membership agreement in Cetinje, Montenegro, April 28, 2017. REUTERS/Stevo Vasiljevic
PODGORICA (Reuters) - Montenegro's parliament ratified the membership agreement with NATO on Friday, taking the former Yugoslav republic a step closer to becoming the 29th member of the alliance despite protests over its 1999 bombing campaign.
Outside the parliament, where 46 of 81 deputies voted in favour of the agreement, several hundred anti-NATO supporters burned the NATO flag and demand a referendum on membership.
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