Skopje, 1 March 2022 (MIA) – Prime Minister Dimitar Kovachevski met Tuesday in London with representatives of the Bechtel consortium, led by president of the infrastructure global business unit Shaun Kenny. The meeting, also attended by Deputy PM for Economic Affairs Fatmir Bytyqi and Finance Minister Fatmir Besimi, focused on the realization of the memorandum over the construction of Corridor VIII motorway sections Tetovo-Gostivar-Bukojchani and Trebenishta-Struga-Kjafasan, and Corridor X D motorway section Prilep-Bitola, the Government said in a press release. Regarding the memorandum’s realization, the Parliament passed a law on public interest and nominating a strategic partner for the project’s implementation. The text of the agreement is set to be approved by both sides so that the legal procedure is closed, followed by realization of the infrastructure projects. Funds for construction of the motorway sections have already been projected in the 2022 Budget. Interlocutors highlighted Bechtel’s highest references in the realization of infrastructure projects across the globe and especially in the region, as well as the fact that up to 80 percent of works are carried out by local companies, reads the press release.