Unblocking the accession to NATO and being set a date for opening membership negotiations with the EU are the two main political tasks for 2012 that Macedonian Ambassadors were given by Foreign Minister Nikola Poposki at the meeting of the diplomatic council in Skopje.

Ambassadors must not neglect their economy-related responsibilities and Macedonia’s investment and tourism promotion either.

“Next year will be very busy as far as its diplomacy is concerned with numerous activities of the entire diplomatic network. Ambassadors have been set guidelines of political and economic action, with stress being laid on the activities for drawing foreign investments. An exceptional opportunity has been created with the reception of the third successive positive report from the European Commission on Macedonia’s progress and the judgment from the International Court of Justice in The Hague,” Minister Poposki said Wednesday.