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The Russian Embassy in Skopje posted yesterday on its official Facebook page a photo of meeting of Russia’s Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, with Foreign Minister and OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Bujar Osmani, and Malta’s Foreign Minister, Ian Borg, who, as the Embassy said, is Osmani’s successor. As the Russian Foreign Ministry said, there was a discussion on the OSCE situation, while the ...

On Thursday, the Russian Embassy in Skopje on its official Facebook page alleged there had been provocations against Russia’s Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov. It posted a link to a Telegram post by Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova showing photos of papers reading that Lavrov’s part of the table is “reserved for NATO”. According to her, the tables at the hall ...

In an interview with the 360 Stepeni (360 Degrees) show, James O’Brien, US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs says regarding North Macedonia’s EU path and constitutional changes: “The only way forward is to resolve this issue. There’s an offer on the table. You should take it. If you don’t take it, you’re turning your back on ...

VMRO-DPMNE has accepted the invitation to a leaders’ meeting on Monday, 4 December. “We expect, finally, a discussion on specifying the election date, accepting the OSCE/ODIHR remarks, as well as the offer for abolishing the caretaker cabinet concept in exchange for there being no caretaker PM nominated by DUI,” Spokesperson Marija Miteva said on Thursday. VMRO-DPMNE and SDSM agreed for ...

Traffic on state roads runs smoothly, on dry roads. At certain roads going through ravines, minor rockslides are possible. The MAKEDONIJAPAT PE calls for careful driving and adjustment of the speed to the conditions of the road. The MAKEDONIJAPAT PE’s on-call teams are constantly on-site and keep all roads passable.

On Wednesday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Skopje, where he was welcomed by PM Dimitar Kovacevski. “A warm welcome to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. At the meeting this afternoon, we once again highlighted our excellent relations and discussed the support provided by the US in continuity on our path to full- fledged EU membership and ...

VoA Macedonian, citing VoA’s State Department correspondent, quoted a senior Department official as saying that they didn’t expect Secretary Antony Blinken to have any meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during the OSCE Ministerial Council in North Macedonia. “We don’t expect a meeting,” the official confirmed, answering a question about the possibility of any Blinken-Lavrov meeting. Asked about the ...

The informal dinner of foreign ministers that are in Skopje for the OSCE Ministerial Council, hosted by North Macedonia’s Foreign Minister and the OSCE Chairperson-in- Office, Bujar Osmani, was held on Wednesday at the Aleksandar Palace Hotel in Skopje. As previously announced, heads of delegations of OSCE participating States and countries that are partners discussed the Russian aggression against Ukraine ...

Regarding the OSCE ministerial Council, Foreign Minister and OSCE Chairperson-in- Office Bujar Osmani said there was no country that would be absent. As he explained, what the three Baltic states and Ukraine announced was the absence of their respective Foreign Ministers, but their delegations, with a full decision-making right, will be in Skopje. “I think that if we take a ...

Josep Borrell, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice- President of the Commission, who is visiting Skopje and was part of the informal dinner in Skopje on Wednesday, commented on the decision to allow Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to participate in the OSCE Ministerial. “Your decision to allow Lavrov to participate is in line with our common ...