Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to travel to North Macedonia to attend summit of the two governments 

On Thursday and Friday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will pay an official visit to North Macedonia, as part of which he will conduct bilateral talks with Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski, Speaker of Parliament Afrim Gashi and Metropolitan Timotej of Debar and Kichevo. He will also lead the Hungarian delegation at the Hungarian-North Macedonian government summit, Bertalan Havasi, the Deputy State Secretary heading the Press Office of the Prime Minister informed the Hungarian news agency MTI. 

The two prime ministers will lay wreaths at the statue of Cyril and Methodius, and will then visit the historical centre of Ohrid where they will visit the Church of Holy Mary Peryvleptos and the Monastery of Saint Naum. 

In North Macedonia, parliamentary elections were held in May, the new government was formed at the end of June. The government summit will serve to mark a new chapter in bilateral relations. Prime Minister Mickoski counts on Hungary’s support in promoting his country’s EU integration; North Macedonia’s accession preparations are also assisted by Hungarian experts. Another reason for the visit is that this year we celebrate the 30^th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, the press chief said.