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Hungary FM calls for early start of Macedonia's EU accession talks

Xinhua, December 3, 2016 Adjust font size:

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto on Friday called for negotiations on Macedonia's accession to the European Union(EU) to start as soon as possible.

Speaking at a joint press conference with Macedonian Foreign Minister Nikola Poposki here, Szijjarto said the fact that Macedonia was not yet an EU member state was unacceptable, according to local media reports.

According to him, Macedonia was expected to guard the Schengen zone from refugees arriving in the EU, while the EU was not prepared to start negotiations with Macedonia on its accession to the bloc.

Szijjarto said such a situation has to be tackled.

The Hungarian Foreign Minister also believed Macedonia should have joined NATO a long time ago, given that Macedonia is playing a vital role as regards NATO activities, according to media reports. Enditem