Friday, 22 January 2010
Meeting of the President of the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia, Mr. Trajko Veljanoski and the Federal Minister for European and International Affairs of Austria, Dr. Michael Spindelegger
The President of the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia, Mr. Trajko Veljanoski had a meeting with the Federal Minister for European and International Affairs of Austria, Dr. Michael Spindelegger. At the meeting the President of the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia, Mr. Trajko Veljanoski expressed his pleasure for the visit of the Austrian Minister and underlined the support from the Republic of Austria for our European integration, and said that the Republic of Macedonia is prepared to continue with the reforms on the EU agenda, as well as to continue the negotiations with Greece in order to find a mutually acceptable solution for the name issue.
Dr. Spindelegger expressed his satisfaction with the visit to the Republic of Macedonia and the Macedonian Parliament.
As a former MP in Austria he underlined the importance of the parliaments from both countries in the bilateral cooperation, and expressed hope that this cooperation will continue in future. Dr. Spindelegger emphasised that Austria will continue to support the Republic of Macedonia and the Western Balkan countries on their path towards the EU, and that the close and friendly relations and cooperation will continue in the future.