Skopje, 3 April 2024 (MIA) - Caretaker Prime Minister Talat Xhaferi met on Wednesday with the UK Special Envoy to the Western Balkans, Lord Stuart Peach. 

Xhaferi and Peach welcomed excellent bilateral relations, expressing the expectation that the established active dynamics of cooperation, meetings and visits at a high level will continue with undiminished intensity, the Government said in a press release. 
 
Xhaferi expressed satisfaction that Peach's visit is taking place as North Macedonia celebrates four years of NATO membership and the Alliance marks its 75th anniversary.  

Thanking Lord Peach for his support to the country's Euro-Atlantic path, Xhaferi stressed North Macedonia's commitment to being an active and credible member of the Alliance, commitment to security through unity, as well as the country's strong relations with the United Kingdom.

"Extending congratulations on the anniversary of NATO membership, Lord Stuart Peach highlighted the UK's commitment to continue to actively cooperate with North Macedonia as a NATO ally and to continue to support modernization of the defence," reads the press release.

Participants in the meeting, the press release adds, discussed current issues in the Western Balkans region, the challenges, opportunities and importance of moving the region forward, security in Europe in light of the war in Ukraine, and cooperation between the two countries as partners and allies.  

Photo: Government of the Republic of North Macedonia