News
11/5/2018 15:08
Deputy Prime Minister for European
Affairs Bujar Osmani paid a visit to the new premises of the Embassy of the
Republic of Slovenia in the country, where he had a meeting with Ambassador
Milan Jazbec.
Osmani congratulated
Ambassador Jazbec on the opening of the new larger premises of the Embassy, for
which, he said, they reflect the progress of the friendship between the two
countries.
During the meeting, the two
interlocutors addressed the latest political developments, the relations with
Greece, the process of implementation of the Prespa Agreement, the course of
implementation of the reforms of Plan 18, as well as all other activities
related to the Euro-Atlantic integration process of our country .
"Macedonia is in a
period of explanatory screening, with which the negotiating structure is
preparing for the start of negotiations in June next year," Osmani
stressed, pointing to Slovenia's experience as a model for advancing the
process of coordination of negotiations, as well as the development of action
plans, mechanisms and indicators for monitoring, as well as all other acquired
knowledge and experiences in the negotiation process.
"The first twinning
process in the Secretariat for European Affairs has made Slovenia as early as
2004, making the country irreversibly embedded in the construction and success
of this institution, for which I would like to express special gratitude,"
Osmani stressed, stressing that Macedonia has a lot to learn from Slovenia,
especially from the aspect of the success of the model of achieving the strategic
goals - NATO and EU membership.
During the meeting, the two
interlocutors jointly agreed that the decades-long relationship of
understanding and friendship between the two countries and the close relations
between our citizens are great capital and investment in the future. In this
context, Osmani expressed his great gratitude for the clear and strong support
that the Republic of Slovenia has so far in relation to the processes of
Euro-Atlantic integration of our country.