Macedonian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Timcho Mucunski held several bilateral meetings with his counterparts on the sidelines of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum 2026, including Portuguese Foreign Minister Paulo Rangel, Kosovo Foreign Minister Glauk Konjufca, Director for Continental Europe at the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs Brice Roquefeuil and Deputy Managing Director for Western Europe at the European External Action Service (EEAS), Emanuele Giaufret.
FM Mucunski announced the meetings in a social media post, noting that he had a busy political agenda on the sidelines of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade also issued a press release.
At the meeting with Minister Rangel, the FM said, the two sides reaffirmed excellent bilateral relations and discussed further ways to enhance them, with a focus on the EU integration process, the country’s active role in NATO, and its contribution to collective security.
“With Minister Konjufca, we exchanged views on bilateral cooperation, regional issues and European integration processes, as well as on further strengthening cooperation in this context. In meetings with Directors Roquefeuil and Giaufret, we discussed progress in the accession process, the implementation of the Reform Agenda, with particular emphasis on the rule of law and public administration as well as support in these processes and current developments in the region and Europe,” Mucunski added.
As part of his participation in the Forum, Mucunski spoke at a panel on Saturday on new opportunities in regional and intercontinental connectivity, under the theme “New Opportunities in Connectivity.”
