; Whereas, in November 2023, the European Commission outlined a new growth plan to provide Western Balkans countries certain EU membership benefits ahead of accession, boost economic growth, and accelerate socio-economic convergence with the EU; Whereas North Macedonia remains an important European Union and United States security partner and NATO ally, providing Ukraine with humanitarian aid and considerable military equipment, voting in favor of United Nations Security Council and General Assembly resolutions against Russian aggression, and adopting all European Union Russian sanctions; Whereas, on November 29, 2023, United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with North Macedonia’s Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani and commended North Macedonia’s strong contributions and leadership as the Chair-in-Office to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), and reaffirmed the United States would remain a steadfast partner and ally in support of North Macedonia’s Euro-Atlantic path; Whereas, in November 2023, the European Commission adopted the 2023 Enlargement Package and assessed that North Macedonia has continued to fully align with the European Union Common Foreign and Security Policy; and Whereas the Government of North Macedonia has made significant progress in its work to join the European Union: Now, therefore, be it