7 March 2019
Pope Francis will arrive in Skopje on the morning of May 7th, where he will meet with political and religious leaders, reports the press office at the Holy See in the Vatican. After an official welcome, Pope Francis will meet with President Gjorge Ivanov, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, as well as representatives from the civil […]
4 March 2019
Today, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikola Dimitrov met with Philip Reeker, the Civilian Deputy and Political Adviser to the European Command of the US Military Forces, where they exchanged views on the current situation in the country and the region. Dimitrov congratulated Reeker on his appointment as Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian […]
12 February 2019
The Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and his Greek colleague Alexis Tsipras will have a meeting at the Munich Security Conference that will happen between 15 and the 17th of February, informs the Greek newspaper Kathimerini. Zaev and Tsipras, as a recognition for the efforts in solving the dispute, will be awarded with the Ewald […]
7 February 2019
The mixed Macedonian-Bulgarian Expert Committee for educational issues that was formed in accordance with the Good Neighborly Agreement will have meetings again on the 19th and the 20th of February in Skopje. The representative of the Bulgarian part of the Committee, Angel Dimitrov, announced that he will talk about joint celebrations of persons and events […]
24 January 2019
At the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev met with philanthropist and financier George Soros, founder of the Open Society Foundations (FOI) and Patrick Gaspard, president of the FOI, the government said. “The membership of the Republic of Macedonia in NATO and the integration into the European Union were assessed as key […]
9 January 2019
The Secretary General of the Alliance for Albanians and Mayor of Gostivar, Arben Taravari, paid an official visit to Brussels today. According to the party, Taravari will meet with senior representatives of EU institutions during his two-day visit, as well as with Macedonia’s supporters on the road to EU and NATO integration, such as European […]
29 November 2018
The European Commission is considering the possibility of a meeting between high-level foreign policy official, Federica Mogherini, and the prime minsters of the Western Balkans, in the second half of December. The media in Serbia, citing sources in Brussels, report that the Western Balkan six include – Albania, Bosnia Herzegovina, Montenegro, Kosovo, Macedonia and Serbia – […]
27 November 2018
At the meeting with Nikola Todorov and Mitko Janchev, I talked about the Coordinative Body for Reconciliation and Reforms, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev relied to a journalist’s question. “Nikola Todorov and Mayor Mitko Janchev clearly expressed responsibility, I believe that he can encourage certain MPs who know what is the right step, but still do […]
15 November 2018
There was no meeting, nor was there a request for one with a mediator for Mile Janakieski, as stated in an official document from the UBK (Administration for Security and Counterintelligence), classified as “strictly confidential”, which was the basis for determining the measure for detainment, said the Office of President Gjorge Ivanov after the announcement of […]
12 October 2018
The foreign Affairs’ ministers of Macedonia, Bulgaria, Albania and host Greece, at the start of November will hold a new quadrilateral meeting in Thessaloniki. According to the information provided by MIA’s correspondent in Athens, the fourth ministerial meeting during which it is planned a discussion about subjects on regional cooperation in many areas, will be […]
19 September 2018
Tomorrow, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev travels to Washington to hold a bilateral meeting with US Vice President Mike Pence, the government’s office informs. “The meeting will be held at the invitation of Vice President Pence, and they will discuss the Republic of Macedonia’s progress towards NATO membership,” the government’s press service reported. The meeting comes […]
6 September 2018
President Gjorge Ivanov and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg discussed the current political situation in Macedonia, the country’s Euro-Atlantic integration, and the progress of defense and security reforms in accordance with NATO standards, said the president’s office . Ivanov stressed that Macedonia is strongly committed to promoting peace and stability and contributing to security in and […]
22 August 2018
Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov held an official meeting with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Washington yesterday, who strongly supported Macedonia in becoming the 30th member of NATO. – This is a very important moment for Macedonian diplomacy. With State Secretary Mike Pompeo today we had a meeting that was strongly encouraging – said Dimitrov […]
20 August 2018
Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov, on invitation of US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo, will pay a working visit to the United States from 20 to 22 August, reports the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In addition to the meeting with Pompeo State Secretary, meetings will also be held with senior representatives of the US administration – […]
17 August 2018
The referendum is a responsibility of important state character. All institutions are obliged to cooperate with the State Election Commission (SEC). The government is at your disposal on a principled level and in accordance with the legal authorities, to ensure the realization of the legal requirements of the SEC and we will do that, said […]
23 July 2018
Following six hours of negotiations during the leaders’ meeting at the MPs Clubhouse, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said that they accepted the VMRO-DPMNE’s request for a technical government before every future election and that additionally there are should be a joint agreement concerning the referendum. “These three leaders’ meetings took a lot of nerve, patience […]
10 July 2018
On the fringe of the EU Western Balkans Summit, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev held meetings with representatives from the Ohrid Group and Friends and Supporters of Macedonia, led by Sir George Robertson. The Government’s Office say at the meetings, experienced diplomats and politicians, representatives of several international organizations emphasized the exceptional progress the Republic of […]
28 June 2018
Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, accompanied by Deputy Prime Ministers Radmila Šekerinska, Bujar Osmani and Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov, met with EU Commissioner for Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn, this afternoon. The government reported that at the meeting they began preparations for the screening process (Screening of the acquis) regarding the current situation and […]
14 June 2018
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov refused to meet Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov in the scheduled meeting for tomorrow morning, the meeting was canceled by Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva, explaining that the Bulgarian government does not want to be involved in internal political issues in Skopje, the Bulgarian agency “Focus News” […]
9 May 2018
Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov, at the invitation of his Greek counterpart, Nikos Kotzias, will take part in a second meeting, in an extended composition of foreign ministers of the Balkans and the Visegrad Group in the so-called “Visegrad-4 Plus Balkan-4 Plus” format, which will take place on May 10 and 11, in Sunni, near Athens, […]
