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Portugal mediates a compromise between Sofia and Skopje

Ana Paula Zacarias
Photo: euobserver.com

The Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union has begun political contacts with Sofia and Skopje in a bid to reach a compromise to set a date for an intergovernmental conference to launch accession talks with North Macedonia, said Portugal’s Secretary of State for European Affairs Ana Paula Zacarias, BNR correspondent Angelina Piskova reported from Brussels.

 Ana Paula Zacarias reiterated that this issue is among the priorities of her country's EU presidency. "We believe that political discussions are necessary and we will hold them in full trust between the two partners," Ana Paula Zacarias pointed out.

 





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