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11/10/2021 04:48
The Deputy Prime Minister in charge of European Affairs Nikola Dimitrov today welcomed the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte, on the occasion of his first visit to North Macedonia.
The visit takes place in the light of the good bilateral relations between the Netherlands and North Macedonia, but also in the context of the commitment of the Dutch side for unconditional start of accession negotiations with the European Union, which was affirmed at the EU-Western Balkans Summit in Brdo, Slovenia in October.
As a country that has a strict approach to the objective evaluation of the accession criteria, especially in terms of the rule of law, the support of the Netherlands that is expressed through this visit is a confirmation that with the commitment to the European reform agenda, North Macedonia is fully prepared to start the negotiations.