The President of North Macedonia Stevo Pendarovski, who is on a two-day visit to Brussels, has discussed the political dynamics in relations between North Macedonia and Bulgaria and the challenges the two countries face with European Parliament's rapporteur for the country and Bulgarian MEP Ilhan Kyuchyuk. They both agreed that the only way was building trust and friendship between the two neighbors.

"Both countries are committed to working together and trying to find common solutions. The accession of our western neighbor to the EU is of strategic interest not only for North Macedonia but also for Bulgaria, so there is a need for dialogue, sincere relations and a return to the agreement from 2017, "Ilhan Kyuchyuk was quoted as saying, BNR correspondent in Brussels Angelina Piskova reported.