Zaev-Gashi meeting is over: We have made progress
Today's meeting between the Prime Minister and leader of the resigned SDSM Zoran Zaev and the President of Alternativa Afrim Gashi regarding the entry of this party in the government ended.
"We have progress in the negotiations, consultations are coming in our parties, there will be reporting from the parties," Gashi said shortly after the meeting. according to TV21.
Zaev and Gashi talked for more than four hours yesterday, after which it was announced that the two parties have a general agreement on the direction and concept according to which the country should be run. Negotiations on the personnel implications of the possible participation of Alternative in the government are now on the agenda.
The Government announced this afternoon that the meeting between Zaev and Gashi "noted evident progress in harmonizing positions on amending the content of the Government's program, and exchanged ideas and views from both sides to share responsibilities at the highest level in the institutions of the central power ".
The talks, as stated in the statement, continue guided by the aspirations for the European agenda of the country and the need to send clear messages to the citizens and the EU about the commitment to Europeanization of Northern Macedonia, to improve the economic standard and quality of life of citizens.
- It is expected that by the end of this week the necessary consultations through the parties will be realized and the necessary coordination will be ensured in order to reach an agreement for a possible joint government that will address the challenges arising from the pandemic and the global energy crisis. the set strategic goals of the Republic of Northern Macedonia, the statement said.
At the meeting, Zaev was accompanied by Deputy Minister of Finance Dimitar Kovacevski, and the leader of Alternative Gashi by party Secretary General Bekim Sali.