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MEP Kyuchyuk Pays Official Visit to Macedonia

Member of the European Parliament (MEP) and Rapporteur for Macedonia Ilhan Kyuchyuk started his official visit to Macedonia on Wednesday. Kyuchyuk was welcomed by Foreign Affairs Minister Bujar Osmani, with…

18/02/2021

Government: Action Plan for Negotiations with Bulgaria Finalised

Governmental Spokesperson Dusko Arsovski said at a press conference that the Action plan for negotiations with Bulgaria over bilateral disputes is finalised and that the state can start the implementation…

18/02/2021

Zaharieva: Bulgaria to Donate COVID-19 Vaccines to North Macedonia Soon

Bulgarian Deputy PM and Foreign Affairs Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva said in an interview for the Bulgarian national Television (BNT) that Bulgaria will donate COVID-19 vaccines to Macedonia very soon. “We…

18/02/2021

DM Sekerinska Attends NATO Defence Ministers Meeting

Defence Minister Radmila Sekerinska attended on Wednesday the meeting of Defence Ministers of the NATO member-states, which was held online due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. At the meeting, Sekerinska…

18/02/2021

Osmani: We Need More Rationality, Less Emotions in Talks with Bulgaria

Foreign Affairs Minister Bujar Osmani said at a press conference that emotions should be set aside in the negotiations with Bulgaria over the bilateral disputes, and that both sides should…

17/02/2021

Zaharieva: Bulgaria Doesn’t Dispute Macedonian Identity

Bulgarian Deputy PM and Foreign Affairs Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva said in an interview for web portal Zoom.mk that Bulgaria does not dispute the Macedonian identity. “The very fact that Bulgaria…

17/02/2021

Mickoski Demands Use of “Republic of Macedonia” in New IDs, Zaev Rejects

VMRO-DPMNE filed an amendment to the draft-law on inclusion of ethnicity in citizens’ IDs, which demands the name of the country to remain “Republic of Macedonia”. As VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan…

17/02/2021

COVID-19 Vaccination Kicks Off Wednesday in Skopje

The Health Ministry informs that the vaccination against COVID-19 will officially start on Wednesday at the modular hospital in the yard in front of the Clinic for Infectious Diseases in…

17/02/2021

Zaharieva: Our Goal is Not to Spoil Relations Between Skopje and Belgrade

Bulgarian Deputy PM and Defence Ekaterina Zaharieva said in an interview for Bulgarian web portal 24Chasa.bg that the goal of Sofia is not to negatively affect the bilateral relations between…

16/02/2021

Zaev: COVID-19 Vaccines from China to Arrive by End of February

PM Zoran Zaev said during a press conference in the government that the shipment of 200,000 COVID-19 vaccines from China is expected to arrive in Macedonia by the end of…

16/02/2021