Macedonia Proved Its Capacity to Chair Major European and International Organizations (Interview‪)‬

1) Your Excellency, the Macedonian Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe is about to close its curtains. Could you share with us your thoughts on the Macedonian input towards the agenda of one of the oldest pan-European institutions and point out the highlights of the mutual relations thus far? I generally consider that during our Chairmanship we have actively furthered the CoE principles and values and have contributed to the reform process of the organization launched by the Secretary General. The Chairmanship's priorities and the events organized in Macedonia are a reflection of the developments in Europe and in the CoE, ensuring complementarity of actions. They fit well into the reform process of the oldest political pan-European organization and reinforce the efforts to make it more responsive to the new challenges. This was also confirmed by the statements of the Secretary General, Mr. Jagland, and of the President of the Parliamentary Assembly, Mr. Cavusoglu, when we presented our Chairmanship's priorities.