A top U.S. diplomat urged North Macedonia’s government and opposition to move forward on constitutional changes that would help the small Western Balkan nation its effort to join the European Union. During a visit to Skopje, Gabriel Escobar, deputy assistant secretary for Balkan policy, told Prime Minister Dimitar Kovachevsk, opposition leader Hristijan Mickosk, and others that “the European Union and the United States need you -- you are a strategic partner and close friend,” and called on them to make the “difficult decisions that will make a brighter future.” To read the original story by RFE/RL’s Balkan Service, click here.
U.S. Official Urges North Macedonia To Press Forward On Reforms
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