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Poposki: Tirana and Prishtina have to stop meddling in the internal affairs of Macedonia

Macedonian Foreign Minister Nikola Poposki, today denounced interference of Albania and Kosovo in the internal affairs of Macedonia as improper and inappropriate “It is improper, nor appropriate when a Prime Minister or President of a neighbouring country directly interferes in internal affairs, especially not in a period of time after democratically conducted elections and the formation of government. They are...

Poposki: Preparation for the elections leaves no room for any excuses in terms of the results

At today's Ministerial Council between the member countries of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), Macedonian Foreign Minister, Nikola Poposki, stressed that terrorism, violent extremism, radicalization and the migrant crisis poses serious security challenges in the OSCE region. “Macedonia is an active partner in the international anti-terrorist coalition and will continue to contribute to efforts to combat...

After Kurz, Szijjártó will pay a double visit to Macedonia

Hungarian Foreign Minister, Péter Szijjártó this morning came to Macedonia on a state visit, and met with his Macedonian counterpart Nikola Poposki, and tonight he too will be a guest at a VMRO-DPMNE election rally. Mr. Szijjártó just like his Austrian counterpart Sebastian Kurz, who this week took part in a VMRO-DPMNE rally, and then had a bilateral meeting with...

Kurz: I attended the rally as a member of a sister party and there is nothing controversial about that

At last night’s VMRO-DPMNE rally, I attended as a member of the European People's Party and there is nothing controversial about that, said Austrian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Sebastian Kurz, in response to a reporter's question after meeting with his Macedonian counterpart, Nikola Poposki. “I am here as Austria’s Foreign Minister. Yesterday I attended a party event as a representative...

Poposki: The Court Will Decide Who Will End Up in Jail

We should respect the presumption of innocence and leave legal institutions to decide whether someone is innocent or not, said the vice-prime minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikola Poposki, VMRO-DPMNE’s list carrier in the first electoral district, in the Radio Slobodna Evropa’s weekly interview when he replied to a question how will crime suspects from his party can...

Poposki: The Government Will Act on Part of Turkey’s Requests

At a closed session, the Government decided to act on the requests made by Turkey which were delivered after the failed attempted coup, stated Nikola Poposki, Macedonian Minister of Foreign Affairs to radio “Slobodna Evropa”. Poposki said that he could not comment on the decisions made at the closed Government session, therefore he could not disclose specific details on Turkeys...

Kotzias – Poposki: If there is no trust between partners, they can not get married

Today in Skopje, the Foreign Ministers of Macedonia and Greece, Nikola Poposki and Nikos Kotzias discussed confidence-building measures and the possible development and expansion of the railway line from Bitola to Lerin and the construction of the gas pipeline from Thessaloniki to Macedonia . The name dispute, as previously announced, was not part of the conversation between the two Foreign...

Greek Foreign Minister Kotzias to visit Skopje on Thursday

Nikos Kotzias, the Greek Minister for Foreign Affairs will be visiting Skopje on Thursday. According to unofficial sources in Greece, Kotzias is coming to Macedonia after being invited by the Macedonian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Nikola Poposki. He will also address the Ambassador’s Council in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in front of the Heads of diplomatic and consular...

MFA: Macedonian citizens in Turkey are safe

Macedonian citizens who are currently in Turkey are safe, and there have been no reports of casualties or deaths of Macedonian nationals, reports the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikola Poposki has been in contact via telephone with his Turkish counterpart Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, who has assured him that the Turkish authorities are working on restoring peace...

Poposki at Summit in Paris: EU has to strengthen financial assistance to the region

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...

Poposki on Brexit: Macedonia has lost a supporter of the enlargement process of the EU

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikola Poposki commented on Great Britain's exit from the European Union, saying that with Brexit, the EU has lost a valuable member state, reports “Press24”. “For the Balkans and Macedonia, we have lost a supporter of the enlargement of the Union. It is obvious that we need to listen to the remarks from those who...

Poposki: SDSM has to show that they’re serious about holding elections

It is encouraging that the SDSM finally realise that destructive politics is met with greater condemnation from the citizens, reacted Nikola Poposki today after the SDSM leader, Zoran Zaev’s press conference. “It remains obvious that the party still has shown no capacity to get out of the agony they are in, and to finally start working constructively in politics, for...

Koenders meets with Poposki: Selective abolition of pardons goes against the rule of law

Foreign Minister Nikola Poposki during his visit to the Netherlands met with his Ditch counterpart, Bert Koenders. The two ministers discussed the challenges Macedonia is currently facing. Poposki said that the Netherlands and several member states believe that the next step for Macedonia towards the EU, is successfully conducting elections with objective criteria. “The Netherlands, as current chair of the EU Council...

Poposki and de Groot discuss overcoming the political crisis

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikola Poposki met with Dutch Director-General for European Cooperation, Robert de Groot from the Dutch Foreign Ministry in Skopje. The Macedonian Foreign Ministry stated that at the meeting they discussed ongoing efforts to overcome the political crisis, pending discussions at the Council on Foreign Affairs next week. At the meeting emphasis was put on the importance of the reform...

Kotzias: At this point in time we will not discuss the name dispute

The name dispute is not up for discussion at the moment due to the of the internal political crisis in Macedonia. This was stated by Greece's Foreign Minister, Nikos Kotzias before its present face to face meeting with his Macedonian counterpart Nikola Poposki. The two ministers met on the sidelines of a regional meeting on the refugee crisis, which is...

“BBC” provoke Poposki: Did you enter politics to throw tear gas at children?

“Your country fired tear gas on many people, many of them were children. Now I’m just wandering, is that why you went into politics for?” Provocatively asked the BBC journalist from Newsnight to Nikola Poposki, the Foreign Minister to Macedonia. “I don’t think this is a fair judgment”, replied Poposki. According to the Foreign Minister, Macedonia is trying to implement all...

Koenders: Przhino Agreement needs to be fully implemented and the SPP needs everyone’s support

Europe supports the Przhino Agreement and it must be fully implemented, said Dutch Foreign Minister Bert Koenders in Skopje after meeting with Foreign Minister Nikola Poposki. “You know better than I do how important it is to have fair and credible elections, a cleansed electoral list and equal access to the media. Macedonia has a long tradition and history, and you...

Poposki – Koenders: Cooperation and joint solutions are needed to solve this crisis

Joint decisions and coordination of efforts are needed to address the refugee crisis, concluded today in Skopje the Foreign Ministers of Macedonia and the Netherlands, Nikola Poposki and Bert Koenders. Poposki said that it is in Macedonia's interest to cooperate with neighbouring countries, but also on a bilateral or European level, everyone needs to support countries in dealing with the...

Dutch Foreign Minister Koenders visits Macedonia

Dutch Foreign Minister Bert Koenders today in Skopje will meet with the Macedonian Foreign Minister Nikola Poposki and the President of Macedonia, Gjorge Ivanov. The Foreign Ministry announced that the main topic of discussion will be dealing with the migrant crisis, the Dutch Presidency of the EU Council, the European integration of Macedonia and the bilateral relations between the two...

Kurz: If necessary, refugee camps will be built in Macedonia

In the coming weeks, Austria will reach its limit for taking refugees for the year (37,500) and will close the border said Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz said at a joint press conference with Foreign Minister Nikola Poposki. “Austria is a member of the three countries along with Germany and Sweden, who take in the most refugees. Our decisions will...