Macedonian government

FYROM (Macedonian) Prime Minister Zoran Zaev will be in Serbia on November 20 and 21 on an official visit.

Beta reported on Friday that this was announced by the Macedonian government.

A statement said that Zaev is planned to meet with Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic, while delegation of the two countries will have a working meeting.

Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev will be in Serbia on November 20 and 21 on an official visit.

Beta reported on Friday that this was announced by the Macedonian government.

The Macedonian government may change the name of the Skopje airport, now called "Alexander the Great", after the local elections, the German newspaper Frankfurter Algemaine Zeitung said.

FYROM (Macedonia) Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and Serbian Ambassador Dusanka Divjak-Tomic assessed Friday that there was "sincere friendship between the two countries."

Zaev met with the ambassador after her return to Skopje, after Serbia withdrew for consultations the entire staff of its embassy on August 20.

 Serbia and Macedonia agreed to mend ties on Wednesday, two days after Belgrade pulled its embassy staff out of Skopje to protest "offensive actions" by its southern neighbor, according to Reuters. 

In a move to boost economic links between Bulgaria and Macedonia, Bulgaria's economy ministry has decided to re-launch the activities of its commerial and economy service in Skopje, which was closed in December 2015, its press office told BIRN in a statement.

A procedure to appoint Bulgarian representatives to be sent to the Macedonian capital has been launched, the ministry added.

The FYROM (Macedonian) government said on Monday it was committed to building good neighborly relations with Serbia, Beta is reporting.

Skopje also "hailed statements from Belgrade calling for the protection of friendly ties and returning to usual practice."

An EU Commission spokesperson told BIRN that the diplomatic incident in Skopje "is a bilateral issue between the two countries, which the EU is closely following" in a statement Tuesday.

"We look to both sides to exercise restraint and deal with the issue calmly, in the spirit of good neighbourly relations," the EU Commission said.

The Macedonian government said on Monday it was committed to building good neighborly relations with Serbia, Beta is reporting.

Skopje also "hailed statements from Belgrade calling for the protection of friendly ties and returning to usual practice."

The Macedonian government says it will take into account the position of "the majority of EU countries" when it comes to voting on Pristina's UNESCO bid.

Beta is reporting this, citing Macedonia's TV Telma.