Paris, 7 June 2022 (MIA) – French President Emmanuel Macron spoke over the phone Monday with Bulgarian President Rumen Radev and Prime Minister Dimitar Kovachevski, expressing readiness to welcome the authorities of Bulgaria and North Macedonia in Paris “when the time comes” in order to conclude a bilateral agreement that would ensure the opening of Skopje’s EU accession negotiations, MIA reports from Paris. France, the current EU Presidency holder, has supported “for several weeks the search for a solution to the dispute between the two countries”, said the Elysee Palace. During the conversation, President Macron expressed “full support for an agreement between the two countries that would materialize the European perspective of North Macedonia” while contributing to good neighborly relations and respect for the fundamental rights of citizens of other communities or minorities.