Macedonia’s European dossier in light of the French EU presidency and the potentials for progress in the country’s EU integration process were discussed Thursday by Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani in a phone call with the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France, Jean-Yves Le Drian.

They also talked about the course of the political dialogue with the Republic of Bulgaria and of course the situation in Ukraine and how they are reflected in the Western Balkan countries, on the stability and security of the region and Europe as a whole.

Minister Osmani congratulated his French counterpart Le Drian on his leadership of the French Presidency of the Union in these difficult times, emphasizing that the unification of the EU encouraged the entire democratic world, and especially the countries in the region. During the phone call, clear and unequivocal messages of support were received from France; messages about our country’s readiness to start negotiations, as well as the role of France in this process.

Osmani also informed Le Drian that Macedonia has achieved 100% compliance with the Common Foreign and Security Policy and in that context stressed that the European perspective of the country and the region is an essential contribution to sustainable regional and European stability.