Skopje, 9 January 2023 (MIA) – Prime Minister Dimitar Kovachevski in a phone call Monday with the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, conveyed North Macedonia’s support for the Ukrainian people in the brutal, unjustified and unprompted military aggression by Russia against Ukraine, the government said.

“The war that had been broken out almost a year ago by Russia is a blatant violation of the international law and the UN Charter. Ukraine is an independent and sovereign country with its own territorial integrity. Russia’s aggression should be condemned in the strongest possible terms, because in addition to violating the norms, it is also causing human suffering all the while affecting the global economy,” PM Kovachevski said.

They also discussed the support and assistance North Macedonia has been providing for Ukraine, said the press release.

President Zelensky expressed his gratitude to the Macedonian people for their support and assistance.

It was noted during the meeting that North Macedonia as a NATO member will keep on assisting Ukraine in all possible ways.

Talks also focused on developments on the battlefront, as well as on OSCE’s role in contributing to an end to the war. Kovachevski, in his capacity as prime minister of this year’s OSCE chairpersonship holder, said he will visit Ukraine.