Skopje, 25 April 2023 (MIA) - The current situation in the region, continuing the country's European integration path and implementing the necessary reforms were topics in the focus of Tuesday's phone call between Prime Minister Dimitar Kovachevski and European Council President Charles Michel. 

PM Kovachevski, alongside Deputy PM for European Affairs Bojan Marichikj, thanked EC President Michel for his strong support to North Macedonia's accession path, stressing the Government's commitment to work on opening the Cluster 1 of the negotiations by the end of this year, the Government said in a press release. 

He also briefed the EC President on the preparatory activities and the setting up of the expert working group on the constitutional amendments, within the Ministry of Justice.  

Kovachevski expressed hope that all political factors in the country that support European integration will live up to their responsibility and duty to the citizens and contribute to ensuring a European future for the country.

EC President Michel, reads the press release, highlighted the EU's support for the country's European integration path and expressed satisfaction with the excellent course of the screening process so far.

Michel welcomed the Government's activities in the implementation of the European agenda, pointing to the importance of realizing the next steps, regarding which the country has the strong support of the EU. On behalf of the EU, the European Council President once again thanked PM Kovachevski for the meeting held in Ohrid within the dialogue between Serbia and Kosovo, the press release adds.