Skopje, 3 August 2023 (MIA) — At his meetings Thursday with EU Ambassador David Geer, Dutch Ambassador Dirk Jan Kop and Deputy Chief of Mission at the US Embassy in Skopje Eric Meyer, Minister of Foreign Affairs Bujar Osmani discussed current events in the country and especially the latest developments regarding the proposed constitutional changes needed to continue the accession negotiations with the EU, an official press release said.

FM Osmani stressed the unique opportunity the country has to provide "a decent European future to our citizens." 

"This time we have the key," Osmani is quoted as saying in the release, which adds that he expressed his thanks to "international friends who provided serious guarantees and support to the country in this process."

The foreign minister said the state would continue to work on internal reforms and on aligning the legislation with European Union laws according to the European Commission recommendations.

Meeting participants also talked about regional issues, especially in terms of the European integration of the Western Balkans.

"Current security and geopolitical challenges, the requred long-term and efficient reform process in all regional countries, and the need of reconciliation and solving open bilateral issues have strained relations in the region so the European perspective has to maintain the Balkans' transformative power," Osmani said. mr/