"Macedonia is prepared to be a constructive player in the big game on the final status of Kosovo. We have already sent positive signals about this from Skopje to Pristina and Belgrade," Prime Minister Vlado Buckovski said at the Washington Heritage Foundation, Voice of America reports.

"Macedonia will accept any resolution for the final status of Kosovo that will respect our territorial integrity and sovereignty. We will be part of the international community that will support Belgrade and Pristina in their efforts to find a compromise resolution in year 2006," the Macedonian prime minister said.