The Hague-based International Court of Justice (ICJ) will deliver Monday its judgment on Macedonia's suit against Greece over violation of the 1995 Interim Accord by blocking Macedonia's NATO accession at the 2008 Bucharest summit.

Former foreign minister Antonio Milososki, who is Macedonia's agent in the process, Foreign Minister Nikola Poposki in the capacity of co-agent, and Macedonia's Ambassador to the Kingdom of Netherlands Nikola Dimitrov will attend the judgment presentation. Four law professors from London, Washington, Brussels and Sorbonne, as well as two counterparts from the Skopje-based Faculty of Law are also part of Macedonia's team.

Macedonia requires the court to claim that Greece had violated Article 11 of the Interim Accord at the 2008 Bucharest summit, i.e. objected to the Alliance membership invitation addressed to Macedonia, in circumstances when the country is referred to under the interim reference. The court is also asked to order Athens to respect its commitments undertaken with the Interim Accord and refrain from blocking Macedonia's membership in international organizations.

Athens based its defense on the fact there was no veto at the Bucharest summit, but a consensus by member-states that Macedonia's NATO accession is delayed until the name row settlement. The Greek party also said the case does not fall under ICJ's jurisdiction.

The court deciding on Macedonia's suit is comprised of 15 judges from the entire world, but not from Macedonia or Greece.

Macedonia submitted the suit before the ICJ in November 2008, several months following the NATO Bucharest summit. Proceedings were completed in March of this year.

ICJ judgments are final and binding for UN member-states, i.e. parties in the dispute, and are respected to an enormous extent.