Monday, 27 May 2013, Ohrid bilateral meetings of the president veljanoski at the 10th conference of Presidents of parliament of seecp
At the 10th Conference of Presidents of Parliament of SEECP, the President of the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia, Mr. Trajko Veljanoski had a meeting with the President of the National Parliament of the Republic of Bulgaria, Mr. Mihail Mikov. At the meeting, the interlocutors discussed the improvement and preservation of the good neighbourly relations.
The President Veljanoski underlined that the Republic of Macedonia wants to maintain the continuity of the meetings at the highest level, as well as representatives of the institutions, in order to increase the mutual respect and support. In this context, a realization of mutual visits is expected.
The meeting also referred to the economic cooperation and construction of Corridor 8, which is important for the two states, but also for the whole region.
It was initiated, the Speakers of the Republic of Macedonia, Bulgaria, Albania and Italy to address jointly the Speaker of the European Parliament, so that Corridor 8 can become part of the EU mid-term projections 2014-2020.
The President of the National Parliament of the Republic of Bulgaria, Mr. Mikov underlined the support from the Republic of Bulgaria in the achievement of the European Integration goals of the Republic of Macedonia.
The President Veljanoski also had a bilateral meeting with the President of the Grand National Assembly of the Republic of Turkey, Mr. Cemil Cicek.
At the friendly meeting, both Presidents underlined that the Republic of Macedonia and the Republic of Turkey have regular and successful cooperation, especially between the Parliaments of the two states.
They also expressed appreciation and pleasure from the overall Macedonian-Turkish political relations at highest possible level, which are characterised with the spirit of traditional friendship, mutual understanding, tolerance and active cooperation.
The President Veljanoski expressed appreciation for the participation of the Turkish delegation at the Conference and underlined that the it will provide many positive conclusions of great importance for the whole region and wider. Other topic of discussion at the meeting was the cooperation in the economy and other types of mutual and regional cooperation.
At the 10th Conference of Presidents of Parliament of SEECP, the President of the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia, Mr. Trajko Veljanoski had a meeting with the Deputy Chairman of the House of Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mr. Milorad Zivkovic.
Both interlocutors agreed that the parliamentary cooperation in the past period is not at the desired level and that a meeting at highest parliamentary level has not been realized for a longer period. In this context the interlocutors agreed on the realization of mutual official visits in near future.
Deputy Chairman of the House of Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mr. Milorad Zivkovic informed on the internal events in Bosnia and Herzegovina as well as the problems and challenges they are facing with in the European integration process.