Macedonian Foreign Minster Ilinka Mitreva took part today in the first working meeting of the Austrian Presidency with the ambassadors of the EU member states to Macedonia, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported.

The Republic of Macedonia is ready to cooperate with Austria and the other member states and institutions of the European Union.

"We're ready to successfully meet all the responsibilities of the candidate status," Minister Mitreva stressed at the meeting. In her view, the Macedonian Government's priorities result from the Opinion of the European Commission and the European Partnership.