The Report adopted by the European Parliament in Strasbourg is diplomatic victory for the Republic of Macedonia, Deputy Prime Minister in charge of EU integration Ivica Bocevski said on Thursday.

“With this debate, the Republic of Macedonia scored a small diplomatic victory, considering that the final text of the resolution states clearly that the bilateral issues in the Balkans should not impede the countries’ accession to the EU. This way, the amendment, which was the braking point at the debate in the European Parliament, was adopted in full at the end,” Bocevski said.