The President of the Republic of Macedonia Dr. Gjorge Ivanov received today Mr. Ilir Meta, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of the Republic of Albania. During the meeting, satisfaction was expressed with the level of bilateral relations between the Republic of Macedonia and the Republic of Albania and with the mutual determination to further strengthening of the friendship and promotion of the relations through an open dialogue. The high level of our relations is confirmed by the continuous political dialogue between the two countries, characterized with frequent meetings at highest level which directly contribute to more intensive cooperation in all spheres –President Ivanov said at the meeting.
Both interlocutors concluded that Macedonia and Albania, sharing identical vision of their integration within the Euro-Atlantic structures, are committed to regional cooperation and building good-neighborly relations and, to that end, agreed to further mutual support for the integration processes.
It was stated during the meeting that exceptionally important segment in the relations between the two countries should be the economic cooperation, which, as it was mentioned, does not correspond with the level of political relations and the capacities of both economies.