Skopje, 24 March 2023 (MIA) - Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani met Friday with the ambassadors of the member states of the European Union, accredited in the country. The Minister made an overview of latest developments with an emphasis on the country's EU agenda and the holding of the Stabilization and Association Council for the first time in North Macedonia, the meeting within the Kosovo-Serbia dialogue in Ohrid, as well as yesterday's visit by the German Foreign Minister, by which the EU has sent a message that it considers North Macedonia a credible partner, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a press release.

"The holding of the Stabilization and Association Council last week, for the first time in Skopje, as well as the holding of the meeting between Serbia's President Aleksandar Vučić and Kosovo's Prime Minister Albin Kurti in Ohrid, is a recognition of North Macedonia's new role in the regional context towards preserving regional security and prosperity, promoting the culture of dialogue and the EU perspective of the Western Balkan countries," said Osmani, noting that the intensive foreign policy agenda is a confirmation of the European future of the region.

Interlocutors also discussed next steps in terms of the EU accession process, with a particular emphasis on the successful realization of the screening so far, the need to adopt the constitutional amendments, current challenges within the OSCE chairmanship and the holding of the third Prespa Forum Dialogue.