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Reeker: USA recognizes the success of the Prespa Agreement
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 Affairs and wished him success...
Osmani – Palmer: Macedonia expects US support in the upcoming period as well
The Deputy Prime Minister for European Affairs, Bujar Osmani, during a working visit to Washington met with US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Europe and Eurasia Matthew Palmer at the US State Department.
He told Palmer that the success of signing the NATO protocol is a result of the strategic partnership between the United States and Macedonia, which he...
Foreign Affairs Committee of US Congress support Macedonia’s NATO membership
The Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, Eliot L. Engel has called on President Donald Trump's administration to support the membership of the future Republic of North Macedonia in NATO.
In a letter to Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee writes that the membership of North Macedonia in...
Baily will leave Macedonia in March
The US Ambassador Jess Baily announced that he will be departing Skopje in March and that very soon he will go into retirement, after 34 years of service at the State Department.
"It’s been my highest honor to work with this fantastic team, each and every day, over the past four years. Capie and I look forward to thanking friends...
Largest international military exercise until now to be held in Macedonia this summer on Krivolak
Until now, the largest international military exercise is to take place in Macedonia called, "Decisive Strike", and will be held in June and July at the Army Training Ground "Krivolak" and at the Training Center "Pepeliste". It will be part of the complex exercises of the European Command of the Armed Forces of the United States "Saber Guardian 19"...
US Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan is in Macedonia today
US Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan is visiting Skopje today. He will meet with Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, which will be followed by a press conference in the Government of Macedonia. He will also be meeting with President Gjorge Ivanov.
Sullivan is the highest State Department official who has been on an official visit to Macedonia since 2001.
According to a...
US Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan will be visiting Macedonia
The US Deputy Secretary of State, John Sullivan, will start his European tour today and on Tuesday he will visit Skopje.
He will also visit Bratislava, Vienna, Sofia, Sarajevo and Warsaw.
Sullivan will arrive in Skopje on the 18th of December and he will be the highest ranking Department of State's official to visit Macedonia since 2001.
According to the announcement issued...
“Politika”: Gruevski raises tensions between America and Russia
While it has been formally claimed that fugitive Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski is in Budapest, some articles speculate that he had traveled to Russia or Turkey, reported Serbian pro-government daily newspaper "Politika". The article points out that both Russia and Turkey maintain diplomatic relations with Skopje, but have clashed over pro-Western policies pursued by Prime Minister Zoran Zaev.
Under...
USA: Gruevski should serve his jail term in Macedonia
The United States of America believes that convicted MP and former prime minister Nikola Gruevski, who is seeking political asylum in Hungary, should serve his jail term at home, said a State Department spokesman for Politico.eu.
“After a thorough and transparent legal process, Nikola Gruevski was convicted by Macedonian courts of misuse of office and sentenced to two years in...
New US Ambassador, Kate Byrnes about the disappointment with Ivanov and the occurrences on April 27th
The new US ambassador Kate Marie Byrnes who was proposed by President Donald Trump and whose appointment will have to be confirmed by the Senate is coming from Athens, where she works as the deputy ambassador, and as the US representative to OSCE in Vienna has already commented on events and the situation in the country.
In may last year,...
Baily: I wasn’t at the Parliament as I was watching the voting on TV
After the accusations from the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs that the US Ambassador in Macedonia, Jess Baily, was present at the Parliament during the voting for the initiation of the constitutional changes, yesterday on TV21, he denied these claims, stating that he was watching the voting on TV, from his living room.
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-That day I was working in...
USA: Russian claims that we interfered in the vote in Parliament are disinformation
The US State Department assessed Russia's accusations that the United States was involved in the recent vote in the Parliament of the Republic of Macedonia, which gave the green light to start constitutional changes in the country, as unreasonable as an attempt to misinform and propaganda
"Any allegation that representatives of the US Embassy were involved in the voting process in Parliament...
Matthew Palmer to visit Macedonia on Monday
US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Matthew Palmer is scheduled to pay a visit to the Republic of Macedonia on Monday, announced the US Embassy via their social networks.
"Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Matthew Palmer will arrive in Macedonia on Monday, October 22, to discuss US support for the Prespa Agreement between Macedonia and...
State Department on Kammenos Plan B: We firmly support the Prespa Agreement
"We firmly support the full implementation of the Prespa Agreement," said a US State Department official replying to a question from the portal "Real.gr" in Washington, on the US position on Panos Kammenos's plan B, which was allegedly presented at his meeting with Wess Mitchell.
"We are not publicly announcing the details of our personal diplomatic talks, but the position...
Russian MFA: In the referendum, solutions imposed from the outside were boycotted
The result of the referendum in Macedonia shows that voters have decided to boycott solutions imposed from outside, said the Russian Foreign Ministry.
"Leading politicians from NATO and the European Union were directly involved in the propaganda campaign, not refraining from interfering in the country's internal affairs. Despite the fact that two thirds of the citizens of Macedonia did not...
USA: Party leaders should rise above partisan politics in order to secure a brighter future for their country
The US Department of State, last night issued statement where it greeted the results from the yesterday's referendum in Macedonia at which the citizens gave their support for memberships into NATO and EU by accepting the Prespa Agreement between Macedonia and Greece.
"The United States strongly supports the Agreement’s full implementation, which will allow Macedonia to take its rightful...
US Embassy warning to employees: Avoid places where referendum protests are taking place
The US Embassy in Macedonia has issue a 'Demonstration Alert' to its employees telling them to avoid areas around Parliament and the city square during the referendum.
The warning mentions critical dates and locations such as, Parliament on September 27 (today) at 19 o'clock as well as Parliament and the central city square on September 30 on the day of the referendum,...
Former US President Bush urges citizens to vote “For” at the referendum
The Prespa Agreement is a courageous and fair compromise that will put Macedonia on its way towards EU and NATO and will provide a bright future. I call all citizens of Macedonia to vote at the referendum and to take part in this historic decision, said George Bush Jr., the former US President.
In a letter addressed to the...
Ivanov to Mattis: EU and NATO membership remain strategic goals and priorities
Today, President Gjorge Ivanov met with the US Defense Secretary James Mattis, where they exchanged views on current political developments in the Republic of Macedonia, the country's Euro-Atlantic perspectives and bilateral co-operation between the two countries in the field of defense and security, informs Ivanov office.
The Macedonian President stressed that NATO and EU accession remain strategic goals and highest...
Mattis arrives in Skopje over possible Russian interference in referendum
US Secretary of Defense, James Mattis landed at the Skopje International Airport this morning and was welcomed by Defense Minister Radmila Sekerinska and US Ambassador Jess Bailey.
According to the announced agenda, Mattis is expected to meet Radmila Sekerinska, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and President Gjorge Ivanov today.
Yesterday, Eric Pahon, a spokesman for the Pentagon said that Mattis will urge Macedonian...
