Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski, who is on a working visit to Norway, met with Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg. Gruevski stated that, despite Macedonia’s lawsuit against Greece, Macedonia would continue to participate in the talks on the name issue. Norwegian Prime Minister Stoltenberg stressed that Norway supports Macedonia, noting that this was proven at the NATO Summit in Bucharest when this country supported Macedonia’s candidacy for membership. Macedonia will open an embassy in Norway in the first half of year 2009.