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Interview with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, He Antonio INSIDE: INTERVIEW WITH THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, H.E. ANTONIO MILOSOSKI On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the independent Macedonian diplomacy, the President of the Republic of Macedonia, Gjorge Ivanov, visited the Macedonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 27 June. 50EDITION 2011 EDITORIAL DIPLOMATIC NEWS EXPERIENCE OF VISA LIBERALIZATION PM GRUEVSKI MEETS EU ENLARGEMENT IMPLEMENTATION PROMOTES COMMISSIONER FÜLE COOPERATION IN ALL AREAS OF SOCIETY In the process of integration of the Republic of Macedonia into the European Union, the visa liberalization is one of the crucial benefits and is of very practical importance for all our citizens and for the process of further harmonization of the Macedonia society with the EU. This benefit has a particularly positive effect on the younger generation being the mainstay of Macedonia’s growth into a future member state of the European Union. As a chief of the national team working on the liber- alization of the visa regime with the EU, I have to stress that the lifting of visas was a result of the hard work of the Macedonian administration and the immense support that our country received in the course of the dialogue from all institutions of the Union and its member states. Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski met EU Enlargement Commis- By meeting all conditions of the Visa Liberalization sioner Štefan Füle in Brussels on 23 June and informed him about Roadmap and receiving the highest grades for that process the agenda of reforms being carried out with the aim of meeting the from the European Commission and the member states, Copenhagen membership criteria. As regards the name dispute, he Macedonia showed that it is ready and has the capacity laid out details of the process of seeking out a solution to this open to meet the remaining responsibilities and reforms on its issue in the relations with Greece and expressed strong will and way to full-fledged membership of the EU. dedication to finding a solution and unblocking the European and The experience of the implementation of the visa lib- Euro-Atlantic integration of the Republic of Macedonia. eralization, since its coming into effect in December 2009 Commissioner Füle praised the well organized elections and also raised the issue of the reforms, especially those in the judiciary and to the present day, confirms that it made communication administration, as well as the fight against corruption. He emphasized between people easier, improved business opportunities, that the end of 2011 was a good moment for EU expansion toward boosted sharing of ideas and promoted cooperation in all the Western Balkans. areas of society. Our overall assessment is that it is being On the sidelines of the sitting of the European Council in Brussels, carried out without any major obstacles and that a great Prime Minister Gruevski had a meeting with his Greek counterpart many Macedonian citizens took the opportunity of visa George Papandreou, at which both officials said they were willing free travel. to solve the name issue. Prime Minister Gruevski, accompanied by However, the increased number of asylum applica- Foreign Minister Antonio Milososki, attended also the Summit of tions from Macedonian citizens raised concern with the the European People’s Party. Government as a result of which relevant institutions reinforced activities to stall the visa liberalization misuse. DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH We enhanced local informative campaigns and control TUVALU ESTABLISHED of borders, travel agencies, transporters and individuals On 29 June, the Republic of Macedonia and Tuvalu established dip- suspected of encouraging or organizing the asylum seekers’ lomatic relations at the level of ambassadors. travels. In addition, a legal procedure has been launched for Tuvalu is the 132nd country that officially recognized the Republic holding accountable those who abuse the visa liberaliza- of Macedonia under its constitutional name. tion and for suspending temporarily the passports of the fake asylum seekers. We expect the new measures to put a stop to this undesired trend. MACEDONIAN DIPLOMATIC BULLETIN The energy and effort we invested in the visa liberali- No. 50 (June - July 2011) zation process and in dealing with the surge of asylum seekers are confirmation of our unwavering commitment Founded by the MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS of the Republic of Macedonia. to overcoming challenges on our way to the EU. Dame Gruev 6, 1000 Skopje, Republic of Macedonia / www.mfa.gov.mk • [email protected] With the positive results of our institutions’ work we Previous editors: Pajo Avirovik, October 2006-April 2008; Zvonimir Popovik, May 2008-January 2010 expect to keep the visa liberalization as one of the most Editor: Vladimir Efremovski Published monthly by: significant EU-integration benefits for all citizens of the Republic of Macedonia. Editorial Board: Agneza Rusi; MACEDONIAN INFORMATION CENTRE Lina Ognenova; Zuko Rizvanski; Director: Dragan Antonov Shaban Jashari; Aleksandar Trajkoski; Abdulkadar MEMEDI Eli Bojadjieska Ristovski; Edvard Mitevski; Chief Translator: Maciej Kaczorowski; Elena Georgievska; Aleksandra Ilievska State Secretary Mircela Dzuvalekovska Casule Address: Naum Naumovski Borce 73, Ministry of Foreign Affairs 1000 Skopje, Republic of Macedonia of the Republic of Macedonia Photo: Dragan Todorovski www.micnews.com.mk 2 MACEDONIAN DIPLOMATIC BULLETIN No. 50 – 2011 PRESIDENT IVANOV PAYS Within the framework of his official visit to Austria, Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov met his Austrian counterpart Heinz OFFICIAL VISIT TO AUSTRIA Fischer in Vienna on 20 June. The two presidents discussed the bilateral relations, the possibilities for closer economic coopera- tion and the integration of the Republic of Macedonia into the EU and NATO. According to Austrian President Fischer, in order to set Macedonia a date for opening membership negotiations with the EU a resolution of the name issue should not be waited for. “The problem can be solved at the end of the negotiations too. They should begin and the two processes should unfold in parallel, which would encourage finding a solution,” President Fischer said at the joint press conference of the two heads of state. Macedonian President Ivanov agreed that the name issue should not be a prerequisite for joining the EU and that Macedonia’s European integration and resolution of the name issue could be taking place simultaneously. President Ivanov stressed that Austria was included in a lot of segments of the Macedonian society, following the three E (Eu- rope, Economy and Energy) strategy, that the country was helping Macedonia’s European integration and economic progress and was also involved in its energy sector. Ivanov met also with Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann, the President of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber, Christoph Leitl, and visited also the Macedonian cultural community and the Church of St Naum of Ohrid in Vienna. PRIME MINISTER GRUEVSKI IN PRAGUE close cooperation between the two countries, with an emphasis on the economic cooperation and the rising interest of Czech busi- Macedonia Takes Chairmanship of Decade nessmen in making investments in the Republic of Macedonia. A of Roma Inclusion special impetus in the economic cooperation is expected to be the In the attendance of Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski realization of the return visit of the Czech Prime Minister to the and his Czech counterpart Petr Nečas, on 27 June the Republic of Republic of Macedonia together with representatives of the Czech Macedonia officially took from the Czech Republic the Chairman- business community later this year. ship of the Decade of Roma Inclusion, a project of the World Bank accepted by 12 countries, aiming to improve the living conditions EARLY PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS HELD of the Roma community by 2015 and contribute to its integration. IN MACEDONIA “I am pleased that Macedonia is going to chair the Decade of Roma Inclusion in the next year. We are a country that has made According to the official results released by the State Election very important steps in the improvement of the social status of the Commission, in the early parliamentary elections in the Republic Roma people, including also the fact that Macedonia is the first of Macedonia held on 5 June, the coalition led by VMRO-DPMNE country in which a member of the Roma community has been as- won 56, the coalition led by SDSM 42, BDI 15, PDSH 8 and PDK signed a minister, in addition to the fact that the Roma community 2 parliamentary seats. has a Member of Parliament, a municipality and a mayor. We have The voter turnout in all six constituencies was 63.48 percent, a program under which important investments have been made as 1,156,085 citizens of the Republic of Macedonia eligible to vote in the quarters populated with Roma people,” said Prime Minister went to the polls. The Chief of the long-term monitoring mission Nikola Gruevski. of the OSCE/ODIHR, Julian Peel Yates, said voters and members He stressed that the Republic of Macedonia was working also on of election bodies at all levels, from the municipal election com- improving the Roma people’s education, employment and health, mittees to the State Election Commission, deserved credit for areas of major importance for them. the mostly peaceful and well conducted election process. He also The handing of the Chairmanship of the Decade of Roma In- emphasized the positive cooperation of the international team of clusion was realized within the framework of the Meeting
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