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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said in Sofia that he strongly supports an agreement to start EU accession talks between the Republic of North Macedonia and Albania.

The Bulgarian veto on the start of negotiations for the membership of North Macedonia in the EU is expected to be the main topic of today's visit of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to Bulgaria.

He arrives in Sofia from Skopje, where he told North Macedonian Prime Minister Dimitar Kovachevski this morning that the country is ready to start EU membership talks.

President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vui, was the first to speak, saying that he was "the president of a country for which a conversation with the chancellor is much more important than the chancellor's with him."

Scholz was welcomed at the Belgrade "Nikola Tesla" airport by the President of Serbia, Aleksander Vui, who is the host of today's meeting.

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After that, a welcoming ceremony followed in front of the Palace of Serbia.

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Media press conference is expected around 5 p.m.
Just to recall, that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will arrive in Belgrade today, after his visit to Pristina, and will meet with the President of Serbia face to face.

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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that his government remains committed to phasing out nuclear power despite concerns about rising energy prices and possible future shortages due to Russia's war in Ukraine.

"The Secretary-General informed us that he suddenly cancelled the visit to Berlin," the German Ministry of Defense said.
According to the plan, he was supposed to meet with the German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, and then with the Minister of Defense, Christine Lambrecht.
Cancellation reasons are not specified.

"I'm appalled with all these conversations with Putin, led by German Chancellor (Olaf) Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron. Nothing is achieved," said Duda to the German "Bild", in an interview published on YouTube on Wednesday.

From Kyiv, they say that they lost too many people to cede their territory, so a standstill on the battlefield is not an option.
Ukrainian soldiers fighting in Donbas are not satisfied with the orders of the military leadership.

However, there are three bad ones - it is expected that the high guest will increase the pressure to conclude a legally binding agreement with the so-called Kosovo, to join with the sanctions imposed by the EU against Russia, and for RS to give up "secessionist ideas", Novosti writes.