VIENNA, 5 May 2022- OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Vice-President and Special Representative on South East Europe, Azay Guliyev, is undertaking an official visit to North Macedonia on 8-10 May, to Albania on 10-11 May and to Montenegro on 11-13 May. Meetings have been requested, among others, with:

North Macedonia

• The President, H.E. Stevo Pendarovski
• The Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Bujar Osmani
• The Deputy Prime Minister in charge of European Affairs, H.E. Bojan Marichic
• The President of the Assembly, H.E. Talat Xhaferi
• H.E. Hristijan Mickoski; H.E. Ziadin Sela; H.E. Bilal Kasami
• The Delegation of the Republic of North Macedonia to the OSCE PA

Albania

• The President, H.E. Ilir Meta
• The Prime Minister, H.E. Edi Rama
• The Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs, H.E. Olta Xhaçka
• The Speaker of the Parliament, H.E. Lindita Nikolla
• The Minister of State for Relations with the Parliament, H.E. Elisa Spiropali
• H.E. Enkelejd Alibeaj
• The Delegation of the Republic of Albania to the OSCE PA

Montenegro

• The President, H.E. Milo Đukanović
• The Prime Minister, H.E. Dritan Abazović
• The Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Ranko Krivokapić
• The President of the Parliament, H.E. Danijela Đurović
• The Delegation of Montenegro to the OSCE PA

The visits aim to take stock of domestic and regional developments as well as reiterating OSCE’s commitment to continue to facilitate dialogue in all segments of society, in particular at the parliamentary level, in order to encourage reconciliation and rehabilitation in the Western Balkans, and to lend its contribution to the transformation and building up of democratic institutions.

Special Representative Guliyev’s findings in North Macedonia, Albania and Montenegro will be included in his report to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly on the occasion of the OSCE PA’s 29th Annual Session, scheduled to take place from 2 to 6 July in Birmingham.

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