The Macedonian Prime Minister Ljubcho Georgievski arrived for a two-day official visit on Tuesday, at the invitation of Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg.

The two delegations discussed the opportunities of expanding bilateral ties in political and economic spheres and strengthening regional security, announced both prime ministers at a joint press conference. The Macedonian prime minister did not request any military or technical aid at his meeting with Defence Minister Nikolai Svinarov. Speaking to reporters, Georgievski once again expressed Macedonia's gratitude for the military aid Bulgaria had provided some time ago, and described it as critical for his country at that time.

"I think that the relations with your new government will develop at a faster pace," said the Macedonian prime minister. He expressed the hope that their economic, cultural and political contacts would be clarified.

"We are shocked by the terrorist acts in the United States. We cannot deny that in the past few months Macedonia has been the victim of terrorism," said Georgievski. "Politicians of great states are now making the statements that we have been making for eight months. Namely that there is not good or bad terrorism, or terrorism in big and small countries; that there is no terrorism that can be approved of at a certain place and condemned at another, and that the fight against terrorism should be global."

"There were many occasions when the international community flirted with the terrorists and communicated more with them than with the legal state institutions in Macedonia. I am convinced that the United States and NATO should seriously reconsider their policy towards Macedonia," he said.

Georgievski also met Foreign Minister Solomon Passi. The two discussed the fight against terrorism globally and in the Balkans. "We believe that the international community should make clear decisions about long-term combat against terrorism, and not decisions that boil down to single penalty actions," said Passi.

According to the foreign minister, Macedonia supports the U.S. actions and those of the international community fighting terrorism.