Macedonia drops visa plans for Albanians

Macedonia has decided against introducing visas for Albanian citizens, agencies reported Friday.

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Saturday, 02.02.2008.

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Macedonia has decided against introducing visas for Albanian citizens, agencies reported Friday. Albania was on the list of 140 countries whose nationals would, as of Feb. 1, need visas to travel to Macedonia. Macedonia drops visa plans for Albanians However, the government in Skopje decided to cancel the visa plans, and further solves this issue as part of bilateral agreements between the two countries. Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski is due to visit Albania on Feb. 18, while his foreign minister, Antonio Miloshoski said that "technical preconditions" were at issue, as well as the "political will to reach a more relaxed visa regime." Some ten days ago, Macedonia said it would introduce visas for Albanian nationals. This was first met with fierce criticism from Tirana, but later also from Macedonian towns of Debar and Struga, inhabited by majority ethnic Albanians. The decision to drop visa plans came after a meeting with Gruevski's coalition partner Menduh Thaci, who is the leader of the Democratic Party of Albanians.

Macedonia drops visa plans for Albanians

However, the government in Skopje decided to cancel the visa plans, and further solves this issue as part of bilateral agreements between the two countries.

Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski is due to visit Albania on Feb. 18, while his foreign minister, Antonio Miloshoski said that "technical preconditions" were at issue, as well as the "political will to reach a more relaxed visa regime."

Some ten days ago, Macedonia said it would introduce visas for Albanian nationals. This was first met with fierce criticism from Tirana, but later also from Macedonian towns of Debar and Struga, inhabited by majority ethnic Albanians.

The decision to drop visa plans came after a meeting with Gruevski's coalition partner Menduh Thaci, who is the leader of the Democratic Party of Albanians.

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