13 minutes agoO'Brien starts meetings with the Balkans in Paris, Kovacevski relates what he talked to
Periskopi(3 years ago)
(3 years ago)Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O'Brien, under his visit to several European states, has also stopped in Paris, France, to attend the Peace Forum. In the margin of this forum, he also has meetings with several Balkan leaders. [...]
In the margin of this forum, he also has meetings with several Balkan leaders. He first started with Northern Macedonia Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski, while later expected to meet with Prime Minister Albin Kurti.
For meeting with O'Brien, Kovachevski said he talked to him about the government's foreign policy priorities and the report between two states.
Deputy US Secretary of State for Europe and Eurasia stressed the importance of strong strategic partnership between North Macedonia and the United States. We talked about domestic political developments in northern Macedonia and the government's foreign policy priorities”, he wrote on X.
O'Brien will also meet with Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama, the president of Montenegro, Jakov Milatovic.
Earlier, the US State Department announced that O'Brien will travel to Paris, France and Brussels, Belgium, from November 9th to November 14, 2023.
“While in Paris, he will participate in the Paris Peace Forum and meet with French political director Frederic Mondollon and other French officials to discuss regional and global challenges. Assistant Secretary O'Brien will also meet with European leaders, including Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama, Armenian Prime Minister Pasinyan, Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti, Montenegrin President Milatovic and Northern Macedonia Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski to discuss regional and bilateral issues”, the UN communique emphasises.
James O'Brien was appointed to this post on October 5th of this year.
