Within the framework of the diplomatic campaign in the run-up to the summit of the European Council later this month, Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski had a meeting in Brussels Monday with European Council President Herman Van Rompuy whom he informed in great detail about the situation in Macedonia and the Macedonian arguments for the anticipated progress.

Prime Minister Gruevski explained all important things related to Macedonia in order to help Mr. Van Rompuy realize what is really happening in the country. At the same time, he expressed hope that a way would soon be found to overcome the remaining obstacle keeping Macedonia from opening accession negotiations.

“We arranged the meeting with the President of the European Council about 10-15 days ago and it was at our request. We wished to present our arguments in relation to our progress that we expect in the future. We talked about the reforms we are carrying out, what we have achieved thus far, the problems we have faced in the past and how we resolved them. We discussed the problems we are currently facing as well. We focused on the numerous reforms we have conducted in the economy, the justice system and the administration, and particularly the latest law we have drafted in this area,” Prime Minister Gruevski said.