Skopje, 12 September 2023 (MIA) - German Bundestag's Foreign Affairs Committee chairman Michael Roth met Tuesday with Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi and expressed support for adoption of the constitutional amendments, which represents a required prerequisite for continuation of the EU accession process.

Roth expressed regret that the situation on the European front has not significantly improved since his visit to North Macedonia last year, expressing support for adoption of the constitutional changes, the Parliament said in a press release.

He added that political compromises could contribute to the enrichment of the multiethnic and multireligious character of North Macedonia's society, without disrupting the already established social cohesion, and as such are required for a functioning democracy.

Xhaferi thanked Roth for his personal engagement and Germany's strong decades-long support to North Macedonia's Euro-Atlantic path.

Intensive parliamentary cooperation with the Bundestag in fields of mutual interest, as well as visits at all parliamentary levels, represent another indicator of Germany's interest for enhancement of domestic reforms and the clear European perspective of the Western Balkans, reads the press release.

On the constitutional changes, the Speaker said they are required and political responsibility must be assumed in taking decisions for the sake of coming generations, not daily politics.

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