Relations between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Macedonia are not at all marred by open political issues. Our duty is only to resume the cooperation, urged Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov after meeting with his Macedonian host and counterpart Antonio Milososki on Wednesday in Ohrid.

Macedonian President George Ivanov refuted media statements that the country has reached an agreement with Greece on the name issue which will be announced after the parliamentary elections.

Georgia’s parliament has annulled an agreement with Russia allowing Moscow to use its territory as a transit nation for a Russian military base in Armenia. Tuesday’s unanimous vote means a five-year agreement struck in 2006 will not be automatically renewed.