U.S., British and French forces launched air strikes on Syria in response to a suspected poison gas attack that killed dozens of people, aiming to degrade its chemical weapons capabilities in the biggest intervention yet in the conflict by Western powers, Reuters reports. U.S. President Donald Trump announced the military action from the White House, […]
It’s very important that VMRO-DPMNE is coming back in the Parliament as a leading opposition party, US Ambassador to Macedonia Jess Baily said late Wednesday in an interview with TV 24 Vesti (News). ‘Having a strong opposition, active in Parliament, discussing laws is a critical part of the democracy, and very much a part of being the […]
German Chancellor Angela Merkel plans to hold talks with President Donald Trump in Washington on April 27, Bild reported. Details of Merkel’s second official trip to the U.S. during Trump’s presidency are still being worked out , the German newspaper said Thursday, citing officials it didn’t identify. A government spokeswoman declined to comment. The timing would allow Merkel and […]
Russia expelled 60 US diplomats on Thursday, and announced it would eject scores from other countries that have joined London and Washington in censuring Moscow over the poisoning of a spy. The US ambassador was also ordered to shut the consulate in St. Petersburg, in Russia’s retaliation for the biggest expulsion of diplomats since the […]
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg in an interview for CNN said they have found many profiles coming from Macedonia spreading fake news, saying he is prepared to testify before Congress for the abuse of personal data of millions of users. “In 2017, during the special election, the senate seat in Alabama, we deployed some new AI tools […]
US Ambassador Jess Baily reiterated US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Wess Mitchell’s comments, who stated yesterday that the US was interested in seeing the name dispute resolved and that both Macedonia and Greece should reach the decision themselves. “We follow this closely. Macedonia and Greece are both friends and allies […]
President Trump ousted Rex Tillerson as secretary of state Tuesday, making a surprise Twitter announcement that he’s naming CIA director Mike Pompeo to replace him, AP reported. “Mike Pompeo, Director of the CIA, will become our new Secretary of State,” Trump tweeted. “He will do a fantastic job! Thank you to Rex Tillerson for his […]
Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, Wess Mitchell has met today with the president of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci.Mitchell said that he was happy to visit Kosovo. The US official also mentioned the 10th anniversary of the independence of Kosovo, adding that the country has done lots of progress. Mitchell said that Kosovo needs […]
US support for Macedonia’s Euro-Atlantic aspirations for the country’s negotiations with Greece over the name dispute, but also an appeal to the Macedonian government to implement reforms to strengthen democracy, the rule of law and freedom of the media, will be transmitted by the American assistant state -Secretary for Europe and Eurasia, Wess Mitchell, who […]
US Assistant Secretary of State for Europe and Eurasia Wess Mitchell arrives in Skopje on Tuesday, government sources inform the media. During his visit, Mitchell will meet with Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, and as confirmed by the Foreign Ministry and the head of the Macedonian Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov. The Serbian newspaper “Novosti” previously announced […]
Today in Brussels, Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov met with Senator Chris Murphy, co-chair of the Subcommittee on Europe at the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, which included Suzan DelBeneof the United States House of Representatives. – Dimitrov and Murphy exchanged views on the current situation in the Republic of Macedonia and the region, jointly ascertaining the […]
The United States is interested in the success of the diplomatic activities between Skopje and Athens to resolve the name issue. This is the attitude of the US ambassador to Greece, Geoffrey Pyatt, at the Economic Forum in Delphi, Greece, where former Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis was very skeptical. She said she is afraid […]
The United States doesn’t support exchange of territories, says the US embassy to Kosovo. Its statement reads that the US doesn’t back swapping of territories or the establishment of a precedent that could cause more problems than solutions. “All parties need to be creative in finding solution.” As part of the Brussels dialogue, it adds, […]
At least 17 people are dead after a 19-year-old man opened fire at a high school campus in Parkland, Florida, police have said, BBC reports. The suspect has been named as Nikolas Cruz, a former student at the school who had been expelled. As the attack unfolded students were forced to hide as police swooped […]
NATO defense ministers gathered for talks Wednesday amid US concerns over the EU’s landmark defense cooperation pact and increasingly strained relations between Washington and Turkey, AFP reports. Washington and Ankara, two of the transatlantic alliance’s most important members, are at loggerheads over Turkey’s military offensive in northern Syria, which US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson […]
The MP and Chairman of Parliament’s Committee on European Affairs Artan Grubi met in White House in Washington with Molly Montgomery, special adviser for Europe, Eurasia and Russia in the Office of US Vice President Mike Pence and discussed the political situation in Macedonia and the challenges related to the reforms and country’s Euro-Atlantic integration. […]
As the political situation in Macedonia has been improving, the focus is on its strategic goals, namely integration into NATO and the EU, Defense Minister Radmila Sekerinska said Tuesday at a meeting with Major General Mark Schwartz, head of U.S. Special Operations Command Europe. The interlocutors concluded that Macedonia and the U.S. were fostering comprehensive and […]
Turkey on Sunday threatened to expand its operation against Kurdish militia in Syria to the town of the Manbij and even east of the Euphrates, warning that American soldiers risked being targeted in the area if they wore enemy uniform, AFP reports. Turkey on January 20 launched the “Olive Branch” operation in the northern Syrian […]
Settlement of the name issue would bring greater stability to the Western Balkans, says Kurt Volker, former U.S. ambassador to NATO and current US envoy for the conflict in the Ukraine. “Of course I hope to see progress on the name issue. It will be in the interest of both countries. I believe that there […]
Macedonians living in the US staged Sunday a protest in front of Macedonia’s Embassy in Washington, voicing their opposition to a potential change of the country’s constitutional name. During the protest United Macedonian Diaspora (UMD) President Meto Koloski launched a new movement ‘We are Macedonia’ as a response to worrisome political development in the homeland, […]
