site.btaDeputy Foreign Minister of North Macedonia Fatmire Isaki Calls EU a Positive Force of Transformation

The European power for positive transformation is visible, said Deputy Foreign Minister of North Macedonia Fatmire Isaki during the EU Meets the Balkans Forum in Sofia on Monday. Countries have achieved greater prosperity, fairer societies, better governed democratic societies, Isaki noted.

She pointed out that there are differences in the development of each new member, but there is not a single case where there is a failure of the joining process. This expansion will continue and have a stabilizing effect not only for the region, but also for the entire continent, Isaki noted.

In the the Republic of North Macedonia, the desire for European integration has existed since the beginning of the 90s, when the country gained independence from Yugoslavia and stated its goal for EU membership, Isaki commented, noting that this it is widely supported in society.

The path to EU membership is one of the main pillars for which North Macedonia has made all the hard compromises over the years both internally and in relations with its neighbours. The country resolved the most sensitive issues through collaboration and managed to create a functional, multi-ethnic and democratic society, Isaki also said.