Skopje, 3 January 2024 (MIA) - Prime Minister and SDSM leader Dimitar Kovachevski said Wednesday there is no need for secret encounters with VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski and added that when the meeting happens, it will take place in a public area.

"I don't see any need for secret meetings. When such a meeting happens, it will take place in a public area - MPs Club, Parliament, a cafe in downtown Skopje," said PM Kovachevski when asked to comment on Mickoski's statement that he would not accept a secret meeting.

He added that such a meeting has not been scheduled yet while adding that parties are communicating on the issue.

"The VMRO-DPMNE vice-president is in regular communication with the SDSM counterpart," said Kovachevski.

On the announcements by the opposition parties of ethnic Albanians they would block the Parliament if a new member of the State Election Commission is not elected, the PM said discussions on the issue should take place in the Parliament.

"The Parliament is the place for these discussions. These announcements are not a novelty, since the opposition parties of ethnic Macedonians have been blocking the Parliament for four years already. I hope there will be no blockades until the end of the current term," said Kovachevski.

He noted that talks with DUI on a "European Front" have still not taken place due to the New Year's holidays.

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