Ali Ahmeti

FM Kotzias to meet with a delegation from the Albanian party DUI of FYROM

Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias will meet at 12:00 today, 8 January, at the Foreign Ministry, with the President of DUI – the Albanian party that is a coalition partner in the government of FYROM – Ali Ahmeti, who will be accompanied by FYROM Deputy Prime Ministers Musa Xhaferi and Fatmir Besimi.

A working lunch will follow the meeting, according to a Foreign ministry’s announcement.

Fresh Crisis Talks Expected in Macedonia

Macedonia's warring political leaders hold a new meeting on Monday in the hope of reaching an agreement on a transition government that will lead the country into early elections due to take place by next April at the latest.

The key question is whether Prime Minister and VMRO DPMNE leader Nikola Gruevski will step down ahead of the polls.

Macedonia Leaders Pledge to Honour Election Deal

After an hour of talks in Skopje, Macedonia's political leaders agreed to honour the snap election deal brokered on June 2 during the visit to Skopje of the EU Enlargement Commissioner, Johannes Hahn, as a basis for future talks.

Hahn has extracted an agreement on a transition period leading up to snap elections that must take place by next April.

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