Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski is paying an official visit to the Czech Republic. His Czech counterpart Jan Fischer said the Czech Republic would carry on supporting the expansion of the Union toward the Western Balkans. He believes that the assessments that Macedonia will destabilize unless the name issue is resolved in the next 6 months are too dramatic.

Macedonia and the Czech Republic have insignificant trade exchange and investments. The Czech Republic announces possible investments in Macedonia’s field of energy, mining and ecology.