This is a list of international prime ministerial trips made by Dimitar Kovačevski, who served as the Prime Minister of North Macedonia from 16 January 2022 to 28 January 2024.
Summary Kovačevski has visited 14 countries during his tenure as prime minister. The number of visits per country where Kovačevski has traveled are:
One visit to Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Lithuania, Moldova, Spain, the United States and Vatican City Two visits to Belgium Three visits to Albania and Germany
2022 Country Location(s) DatesDetailsSofia24–25 JanuaryMet with Prime Minister Kiril Petkov in Sofia, where the two sides signed several memoranda of understanding aimed at strengthening bilateral cooperation between Bulgaria and North Macedonia. The agreements focused on economic development, infrastructure connectivity, including the Sofia–Skopje railway, and cooperation in areas such as agriculture and support for small and medium-sized enterprises.Brussels24 MarchKovačevski attended an extraordinary NATO summit.Rome22–23 MayMet with his prime minister Mario Draghi, as well as with a delegation from Bulgaria led by Prime Minister Kiril Petkov.https://telegrafi.com/en/Kiril-Petkov-to-meet-Dimitar-Kovacevski-during-a-visit-to-the-Vatican-and-Rome/Vatican City23 MayMet with Pope Francis.Brussels23 JuneAttended in Brussels an EU-Western Balkans Leaders meeting.Prague6 OctoberKovačevski travelled to Prague to attend the inaugural meeting of the European Political Community.Berlin3 NovemberAttended Western Balkans Summit.Tirana6 DecemberAttended EU-Western Balkans summit.
2023 Country Location(s) DatesDetailsMunich17–19 FebruaryAttended the 59th Munich Security Conference.Washington, D. C.8 MayMet with Secretary Antony Blinken. They exchanged views on the bilateral relations between North Macedonia and the US, as well as on the situation in the region.https://telegrafi.com/en/blinken-kovacevski%2C-the-partnership-between-the-United-States-and-North-Macedonia-is-deepening/Reykjavík16–17 MayKovačevski attended the 4th Council of Europe summit.Mimi Castle, Bulboaca, Chișinău1 JuneKovačevski travelled to Moldova to attend the 2nd European Political Community Summit.Berlin28 JuneHe visited for talks with Chancellor Olaf Scholz. The leaders discussed North Macedonia's accession to the European Union, with Scholz reaffirming Germany's strong support for opening accession negotiations and stating that no new bilateral conditions from Bulgaria should be imposed beyond the agreed negotiating framework. The meeting also covered bilateral relations, regional cooperation in the Western Balkans, the impact of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, energy security, and cooperation within NATO. Following the talks, Kovačevski and Scholz held a joint press conference, where they emphasized the importance of advancing North Macedonia's European integration.https://euronews.al/en/kovacevski-germany-guarantees-there-will-be-no-new-conditions-from-bulgaria/Vilnius11–12 JulyKovačevski attended the NATO summit.Tirana17 JulyMet with Prime Minister Edi Rama and Prime Minister of Montenegro, Dritan Abazović and Prime Minister of Serbia, Ana Brnabić. The focus of the meeting was on the Berlin Process summit that will be held in Albania in the fall, as well as the New Financial and Economic Support Plan of the EU for the Western Balkans.Athens21 AugustAttended Ukraine-South East Europe summit.Tallinn5 SeptemberAttended Tallinn Digital Summit. Met with Prime Minister Kaja Kallas.Granada5 OctoberKovačevski attended the 3rd European Political Community Summit.Tirana16 OctoberAttended Western Balkans Summit.
Multilateral meetings Dimitar Kovačevski participated in the following summits during his premiership: Group Year 2022 2023NATO 24 March, Brussels 11–12 July, Vilnius28–30 June, MadridEPC 6 October, Prague 1 June, Bulboaca 5 October, GranadaBerlin Process 3 November, Berlin 16 October, Tirana██ = Did not attendparticipate. President Stevo Pendarovski attended in the prime minister's place.
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