Skopje, 23 August 2021 (MIA) - While visiting Ukraine to attend events marking the 30th anniversary of country’s declaration of independence, President Stevo Pendarovski held on Monday a meeting with European Council President Charles Michel, during which he reaffirmed the position that holding the first intergovernmental conference as soon as possible is North Macedonia’s top priority and stressed that the European Union must intensify efforts to make relations with Western Balkan countries more dynamic. “He also underlined the position that bilateral issues shouldn’t be an obstacle to valorizing the progress a country has made on the EU accession path and asked for a solution to be found regarding North Macedonia,” Pendarovski’s Office said in a press release. Interlocutors also discussed at the meeting, the press release read, latest developments in the context of EU enlargement, as well as the progress North Macedonia has achieved in key reform areas and prospects for holding the first intergovernmental conference. Moreover, they talked about current events in the European Union and in North Macedonia, as well as in Afghanistan.