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Alton Buland, Principal Director for European and NATO Policy in the Office of the Secretary of Defence, asked whether it was serious for PM Hristijan Mickoski, as a leader of a NATO country, to avoid using the official name of his country, said in an interview with VoA Macedonian that the US was a strong supporter of the Prespa Agreement. ...

Asked about PM Mickoski’s stand that “it’s somehow become practice for ambassadors to interfere in internal affairs in the country”, the US Embassy told Sitel on Friday that it would continue to engage regarding matters of common interest. “Our priority is to always cooperate with international partners, including North Macedonia, too, in a way that reflects American commitment to the ...

On Friday, PM Hristijan Mickoski commented on what would be discussed at his potential meeting with Greek counterpart Kyriakos Mitsotakis in the frames of the NATO Summit in Washington. “I hope we will maintain our dignity and talk as partners and as good neighbours, if there is such a conversation. If not, I hope there will be one soon,” he ...

PM Hristijan Mickoski is leading North Macedonia’s delegation during the official visit to the United States, where it will participate in the NATO Summit in Washington and carry out numerous other activities. The delegation includes also Interior Minister Pance Toskovski, Defence Minister Vlado Misajlovski, and Foreign Affairs and External Trade Minister Timco Mucunski. As the Government said on Sunday, the ...

The traffic on the state roads is uninterrupted, on dry roads. All road routes in the country are passable. Smaller landslides may occur on certain road routes that pass through gorges and cuts. JP Makedonijapat appeals for careful management of the vehicles, respect for the posted traffic signals, as well as adjustment of the speed according to the road conditions. ...

Regarding the comments by US Ambassador Angela Aggeler, EU Ambassador David Geer, and Dutch Ambassador Dirk Jan Kop, made at the Judicial Council Conference on Wednesday, PM Hristijan Mickoski said on Thursday he was ready to discuss with both experts and ambassadors regarding the announced reform related to the Judicial Council and Council of Public Prosecutors. “I am ready for ...

Minister Igor Filkov welcomes the statements by US Ambassador Angela Aggeler and EU Ambassador David Geer, made at the Judicial Council Conference on Wednesday, regarding the status and functioning of the Judicial Council and Public Prosecutors Council, the Ministry said on Thursday. As the institution added, Filkov expects cooperation in the period ahead to intensify. The same day, the Ministry ...

The Judicial Council has notified Parliament that two years ago, it retired Criminal Court Judge Dobrila Kacarska on the grounds of old-age retirement. Kacarska is currently a Constitutional Court Judge whose mandate is regulated by the Constitution. However, the Council believed it needed to send the notification to Parliament, the institution that elects Constitutional Court judges. As Council President Vesna ...

The country is ready to cooperate with all its neighbours and build good-neighbourly relations, but that must be a two-way street, PM Hristijan Mickoski assessed on Thursday regarding, as he said, the “humiliations and insults” by his Greek counterpart, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, and Bulgarian President Rumen Radev. In his view, both should re-examine their statements and the way they are behaving. ...

Regarding the results of Bulgaria’s census, PM Hristijan Mickoski said on Thursday that the previous, SDSM-DUI government was to blame because it had left room for foreign propaganda in the south-eastern part of the country. The PM stated that he would soon visit Macedonians in Albania and promised that the state would do everything to protect their identity. Mickoski added ...