"Macedonia's interests to determine Kosovo stand"

Macedonian PM Nikola Gruevski Wednesday met with his Bulgarian counterpart Sergey Stanishev in Sofia. "The problem of the Kosovo status is the last big outstanding issue in the Balkans, and the European Union should take a united stand in resolving it," Gruevski said. "Macedonia's interests to determine Kosovo stand" The two prime ministers agreed that the question of Kosovo is extremely important for both countries, as well as for the stability of the region. "The resolving of the status of Kosovo will give a clear signal to foreign investors that the tensions have eased and that a possibility has been created for the inflow of new investments," Greuvski said. Macedonia is following developments related to the Kosovo issue and is considering all the possible options, building a stand on this issue on the grounds of its own interests, he said. "It would be good if the EU were to take a joint stand on the issue of Kosovo, while Macedonia will primarily be guided by its own interests and coordinate future steps according to the way the situation develops," Gruevski said. Gruevski, Stanishev, in Sofia (Beta)

"Macedonia's interests to determine Kosovo stand"

The two prime ministers agreed that the question of Kosovo is extremely important for both countries, as well as for the stability of the region.

"The resolving of the status of Kosovo will give a clear signal to foreign investors that the tensions have eased and that a possibility has been created for the inflow of new investments," Greuvski said.

Macedonia is following developments related to the Kosovo issue and is considering all the possible options, building a stand on this issue on the grounds of its own interests, he said.

"It would be good if the EU were to take a joint stand on the issue of Kosovo, while Macedonia will primarily be guided by its own interests and coordinate future steps according to the way the situation develops," Gruevski said.