Last updated: 22/07/2011 // The project “Sustainable EU Learning and training System” is accomplished by the Secretariat for European Affairs in cooperation with the European Competence Ltd., Norway, funded by the Kingdom of Norway. The successful accomplishment of this project will allow the Secretariat for European Affairs to administer trainings on issues related to the EU domain, which in turn will provide growth of the capacities of the Institutions in their role of strengthening the process of negotiations and accession of the Republic of Macedonia to the European Union. In connection with the opening of the Training Center in the Secretariat for European Affairs on 22 July 2011, the Ambassador gave a brief statement. Read further for his opening remarks.

Photo: Kurir, Macedonia

The Norwegian Government has for many years been a strong supporter of Macedonia’s Euro-Atlantic integration process. Numerous projects to this end have been sponsored by my country. We believe that full Macedonian integration in the Euro-Atlantic structures can bring sustainable stability, growth and development to this part of Europe. This is in the interest of all of us.

 

We are happy to have made available Norwegian expertise for several of the projects, coordinated by the Secretariat for European Affairs. In the training project, which we are symbolically addressing today, the Norwegian company “Competence” has contributed. I trust that the cooperation between all stakeholders, Macedonian and Norwegians alike, has been smooth and constructive.

I know that the Secretariat and others will make good use of the new training centre. We consider it to be a new building block in Macedonia’s path towards NATO and the European Union.

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