Tag: MFA

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has stated they are closely following the situation in Turkey and are in constant contact with the Macedonian Embassy in Ankara and the General Consulate in Istanbul. The MFA have urged all Macedonian nationals currently in Turkey to remain in safe locations, not to leave their hotels or accommodation and to avoid gatherings in public...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has released a statement saying they still have no information whether any Macedonian nationals were among victims or the injured in Nice, France. The MFA stated that they are in constant contact with authorities in France and so far there have been no reports of injured or deaths of any Macedonian citizens. For all issues...

The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Nikola Poposki took part in the Third Summit for the Western Balkans which was held in Paris under the authority of the President of France, Francois Hollande, said the Macedonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. At the session, foreign ministers gathered to discuss issues such as migration, the fight against terrorism and radicalization, youth policies and...

The Macedonian Ministry for Foreign Affairs has delivered a note to the Liaison Office of Greece in Skopje, in response to yesterday's verbal demarche by the Head of the Office, Ambassador to Macedonia, Theocharis Lalakos, which was presented to him personally during talks at the Ministry. "Macedonian security forces during yesterday's violent incidents acted with maximum possible restraint, responsibility and professionalism, and therefore...

The incidents in Idomeni remain a hot topic in Greece. The reaction of the Macedonian police, the outbreak of violence and the lack of response by the Greek government and the police in the whole situation has affected the Greek public. Once the Greek media showed a recording showing Macedonian police entering through the fence and respond to the incidents in...

Greece has sent a note of protest to Macedonia, condemning the violent incidents with the refugees at the border. According to a statement by the Greek Ministry for Foreign Affairs, the Greek Ambassador to Macedonia, Theocharis Lalakos, delivered two demarches to the Macedonian authorities concerning the situation in Idomeni. Lalakos noted that the use of violence will not help solve the refugee...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expresses their deepest condolences to the families of the dead and wounded in the terrorist attacks in Belgium, and strongly condemns the attacks where a number of people were killed and seriously injured. For all information related to the safety of Macedonian citizens who are currently located in Brussels, Belgium, the Foreign Ministry suggested anyone...

For now, Macedonia has no intention of closing close the southern border with Greece for the migrants said from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. They say that Afghan nationals who are stranded at Tabanovce, are likely to remain in the country until Serbia and Croatia resolve their dispute over the treatment of migrants from Afghanistan. Macedonia, says the Foreign Ministry, at...

"Nobody knows anymore who is negotiating on behalf of the Republic of Macedonia!" Was SDSM's response regarding Ali Ahmeti's visit to Athens. “In "The truth about Macedonia" we heard that he is Gruevski's business partner. Now through party announcements we read that they are still coalition partners. This is dangerous and not serious behaviour for one of the most serious...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has reacted after DUI's statement, and said that they had not given their support to officials of DUI for their visit to Athens. Their visit to Athens was of their own initiative, as well as a party visit and not in the capacity as Government Officials and was "just like the party visit by Foreign Minister...

The leader of the Democratic Union for Integration (DUI), Ali Ahmeti, the Vice Prime Minister for the Framework Agreement Musa Xhaferi, and the Deputy Prime Minister for European Affairs Fatmir Besimi are not visiting Greece and their Foreign Minister in the capacity as government officials, said the Macedonian Ministry for Foreign Affairs to “Meta”. The MFA said that it was a party meeting,...

In a statement for “24 News”, Mr Mijalkov said " The diplomatic passport, which was, lawfully awarded to me at the discretion of the Minister for Foreign Affairs, which I have still not collected, let alone actually used, I now intend to give up." Sasho Mijkalov carried on by saying that the SDSM had concentrated their efforts into a black...

The information that Saso Mijalkov was issued a diplomatic passport has opened a completely new serious scandal. This means that institutions run by associates of the Minister entering into a serious abuse of power, according to the SDSM. The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Nikola Popovski had to explain on what grounds the Ministry had allowed Mr Gruevski's cousin, Sasho...

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs translated the statement Minister Nikola Poposki gave in an interview to the Hungarian weekly, "Figel". According to the MFA, Mr Poposki had said: "Obviously, we also need some kind of physical protection to reduce illegal border activity. It is difficult to achieve in such a short time, and is not a long term solution. If we...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs still has no information whether Minister Nikola Popovski in an interview with the Hungarian weekly, "Figel 'really said that Macedonia is considering to raise a fence, similar to the Hungarian border in order to protect its borders from the recent wave of refugees. "We are still waiting for verification of the statement",  we were told...

All blockades, blockades threats and statements offering excuses against our membership are not in the spirit of European values and not conducive to peace and stability in the region, reads the statement by MFA issued after the statement of Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama for possible blockage of Macedonia's accession to NATO, as well as after the statement of...

Greece and Macedonia will soon exchange answers on draft confidence-building measures, announced Macedonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. "The proposals were and soon the responses from both sides about which proposals are acceptable will be exchanged as well. Then we will get down to the implementation of confidence-building measures that are acceptable for Macedonia and Greece," announced MFA, adding that "next...

Ambassador of the European Union (EU) to the country Aivo Orav submitted a note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) after opposition leader Zoran Zaev said that at least six ambassadors of the most important countries were tapped. Through the note, EU Ambassador asked the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations to be respected, reports "Prizma", citing diplomatic sources...

Macedonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said for META news agency that there was no talk of confidence building measures as Athens needs one month to come up with draft-measures. Greece accused Macedonia of spreading irredentism through school textbooks, maps, as well as statements by senior government officials. Government in Athens is concerned that Macedonia has territorial claims, and therefore...

Date for the signing of the good neighborly relations agreement between Macedonia and Bulgaria is not set, announced Macedonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs after the Bulgarian media reported that it is known when the two sides would sign this document. MFA also adds that is probably a matter of "confusion with the date of the meeting of the working groups...