Deputy PM Maricic Meets Gabriel Escobar in Washington

At the meeting in Washington, US Special Envoy for the Western Balkans and Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs Gabriel Escobar and Deputy PM for European Affairs Bojan Maricic discussed the issue of constitutional changes, Skopje’s EU path, US support on that road, and process to reform North Macedonia’s society.

Maricic used the meeting to inform Escobar about the course of negotiations with the EU and activities currently defining the areas in which North Macedonia can join before EU membership. Escobar’s message is that North Macedonia should hold on to the ambition for EU membership. His assessment is that political consensus and continuing the implementation of required reforms is needed for success.