President of the Republic, Bajram Begaj, had a conversation with his counterpart from North Macedonia, Stevo Pendarovski in Slovenia.

According to an announcement from the Presidency, Begaj appreciated the very good neighborly relations between the two countries, which in the last decade have followed a very positive growing trend. This tendency and the clear Euro-Atlantic orientation of both countries has significantly improved inter-ethnic relations between Albanians and Macedonians in North Macedonia.

President Begaj also appreciated the close cooperation first in the framework of the North Atlantic Alliance and secondly in the function of the European agenda, which after the first intergovernmental meetings of the EU with Albania and North Macedonia has received new impetus.

The issues of European integration, security and cooperation in the field of defense as two NATO member countries was the focus of the talks. President Begaj and President Pendarovski agreed to continue the conversation in other bilateral and multilateral formats, as well as through the exchange of state visits.

/Klara Ruci/