Nikoloski in London, through the Export Support Instrument Six billion euros for Macedonia

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport Aleksandar Nikoloski today officially began his working visit to the United Kingdom with a meeting in London with representatives of the British Finance Ministry of Finance Support Instrument, MIA reports from London.

Nikoloski estimated that this meeting was the most important in the visit, explaining that it was about the details of the funds that Macedonia could use in the next period.

– It is about the five billion pounds made available to Macedonia, something that was confirmed by the instrument for supporting the external finance. I can gladly say that these five billion pounds or six billion euros after this meeting and are definitely available to Macedonia. They can be used for project funding, they are related to projects, which means they will bring value added to Macedonia – said Nikolovski.

He pointed out that it is about projects in the area of ​​transport, health, education, energy, technology, as well as in the field of environment.

– We talked three sets of projects. One is the fast track of Corridor 10, from Tabanovce to Gevgelija, the second is the construction of hospitals in Kicevo, Tetovo and Stip, and the third construction of the Faculty of Medicine and Dormitory in Stip. These are three sets of projects already confirmed. After the signing of the Agreement Government with the Government tomorrow and the ratification in the Macedonian Parliament we will start official talks regarding the ways of financing and the ways of realizing these projects and for very soon we will be able to come up with those details – Nikoloski said.

The Macedonian delegation also includes Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Environment and Physical Planning Izet Mexhiti and Director of MZ Infrastructure Sinisa Ivanovski, and tomorrow’s Minister of Education Vesna Janevska will join them.

Nikoloski expects a very successful visit to the UK, which is on the agenda this afternoon.

– We will have a meeting with the interior of the interior, the Minister of Defense and of course tomorrow with the Minister of Economy and Export with whom we will jointly sign the government’s government with the Government – Nikoloski announced.

He clarified the ratification process in both countries.

– In our country the agreement will be ratified in parliament, while in the UK it is adopted by the government. Then the agreement becomes effective and we are already entering official talks and negotiations on project implementation. I said that my ambition is that we will have contracts in the summer, and late in the fall and field work – said Deputy Prime Minister Nikoloski.

The text of the agreement to be signed tomorrow was adopted by the Macedonian Government, after the two states agreed on a strategic partnership.