North Macedonia and the UK are intensifying cooperation in the field of foreign policy, security, and defence, with an emphasis on alliance within NATO.
In London on Thursday, Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister Timco Mucunski and the UK’s Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, David Lammy, signed the Strategic Partnership Declaration.
It provides for, inter alia, implementation of important infrastructure projects in different sectors, such as transport, healthcare, and energy. According to the Ministry’s press-release, both Minister Mucunski and Secretary Lammy stated after the meeting that the strategic partnership orientation and signing of the document was opening a new chapter in relations between the two countries.
“A meeting of historic significance that is opening a new chapter in bilateral relations between the two countries, in whose frames we’ve signed the Strategic Partnership Declaration. This document will strengthen and advance strategic relations between the two countries, including also cooperation in the field of foreign policy, security, and defence, especially in the frames of NATO”, Mucunski stated.
The meeting in London, his Ministry added in the press-release, saw also a discussion on the G2G, which is part of the strategic partnership with the UK.
In addition, both sides highlighted that in the period ahead, they would continue to work on advancing cooperation in areas of mutual interest.