France salutes Macedonia's EU perspective and desires name talks to result in acceptable solution for both sides, French Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bernard Valero said, before meeting with Macedonian Deputy PM for EU integration Vasko Naumovski.
"We want name talks between Athens and Skopje, under UN auspices to find an acceptable solution for both sides, which will allow Skopje to speed up its EU integration", Spokesman said.
"France is confident that Skopje's progress towards EU will strengthen the European perspective of the region and welcomes the border agreement between Skopje and Prisitna", Spokesman added.
Deputy PM for EU integration Vasko Naumovski, who is visiting France at the moment, will meet the State Secretary for European affairs of France, Pierre Lellouche.
Naumovski is scheduled to meet Philippe Duron, French MP and Head of the group for Macedonian-French friendship as well as Valero.