US ambassador to Skopje Jess Baily has held a farewell meeting with senior officials in the country as his mandate is nearing the end. After a meeting held last night with PM Zoran Zaev, Baily said that he was happy about the fact that during his term in office, the issue of the name dispute …
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The flag in front of the US Embassy in Skopje is lowered to half-mast to mourn the 14 people killed in the tragic bus accident that happened yesterday on Skopje-Tetovo highway and US Ambassador Jess Baily also offered condolences to the victims. “Deeply saddened by the tragic loss of lives on the Skopje-Tetovo highway. On …
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The United States welcomes today’s historic decision in Parliament, said US Ambassador to Skopje, Jess Baily, on tonight’s vote in Parliament. “Today, Macedonia reached a historic decision. Your Parliament voted to adopt the constitutional changes required to implement the Prespa Agreement with Greece. The United States welcomes the decision of your elected officials. When the …
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Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said he is concerned after the unprecedented public rebuke from US Ambassador Jess Baily, who sent letters to the main courts in the country informing them that judges must stop saying that they are ordering detentions and hefty prison sentences for former VMRO-DPMNE officials based on orders from his Embassy. Shortly …
US Ambassador Jess Baily sent a letter yesterday to the Skopje Criminal Court demanding judges stop using his name when ordering detention against former VMRO-DPMNE officials or when sentencing them to prison. Ambassador Baily sent the letter to Criminal Court head Ivan Dzolev, saying that he is “disappointed from the constant reports that judges say …
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The US strongly supports the Prespa Agreement, and now following the result of the consultative referendum the Macedonian Parliament should take the next step for its implementation, Ambassador Jess Baily told reporters on Monday. ‘We welcome the result of the consultative referendum in which strong number of citizens came out in support of Macedonia’s path …
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A decision the citizens of Macedonia will make in the upcoming referendum is crucial for the country’s future, US Ambassador Jess Baily told reporters Monday during his visit to Kumanovo. ‘I am glad to be here when Macedonia is at a crossroad. I hope that citizens will come out and voice their own opinion in the …
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US Ambassador Jess Baily called on citizens of Macedonia to seize the unique opportunity and exercise their voting right in the upcoming (name) referendum. By supporting the (name) agreement Macedonia will ensure a place on NATO table, he told a scientific debate ‘Prespa Agreement: International Significance and Implications on Macedonia’s Euro-Atlantic Integration’, held at the …
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It’s very important that VMRO-DPMNE is coming back in the Parliament as a leading opposition party, US Ambassador to Macedonia Jess Baily said late Wednesday in an interview with TV 24 Vesti (News). ‘Having a strong opposition, active in Parliament, discussing laws is a critical part of the democracy, and very much a part of being the …
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The real chance for Macedonia to soon join NATO is the biggest difference when talking about the country today compared to the past, said United States Ambassador Jess Baily at debate “NATO and You”, organized by the Defense Ministry, the Euro-Atlantic Council of Macedonia (ATA Macedonia), the NATO Liaison Office Skopje and the Croatian Embassy to Macedonia …
US Ambassador Jess Baily reiterated US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Wess Mitchell’s comments, who stated yesterday that the US was interested in seeing the name dispute resolved and that both Macedonia and Greece should reach the decision themselves. “We follow this closely. Macedonia and Greece are both friends and allies …
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The United States and Europe have helped Macedonia in getting out of a deep political crisis, said U.S. Ambassador Jess Baily at a conference of Committees for European Affairs/Integration of countries within the Stabilization and Association Process of South-East Europe (COSAP) in Skopje on Monday. The ambassador believes that the successful completion of reforms in Macedonia requires the transformation …
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