Macedonian Assembly Chairman Trajko Veljanoski met with Czech Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies Miloslav Vlček, French National Assembly President Bernard Accoyer, Speaker of the Swedish Riksdag Per Erik Gunnar Westerberg, and German Bundestag President Norbert Lammert at the Conference of presidents of parliament of the EU member states in Paris. They all voiced support for Macedonia’s integration in the EU. Veljanoski also held a brief meeting with French President Nicolas Sarkozy at the reception organized by the French president for the parliament speakers.