The Chancellor of Germany, Olaf Scholz, has said that the approval by the Parliament of North Macedonia for the French proposal paves the way for holding the First Intergovernmental Conference for the opening of negotiations.

Scholz has declared that North Macedonia and Albania have a place in the European Union.

"I welcome the vote of the Parliament of North Macedonia that paves the way for the first membership conferences in the European Union of North Macedonia and Albania.

We love you as a member of the EU and we will be by your side all the way", said Scholz.

The French proposal was approved today in the Assembly of Macedonia with a total of 68 votes for.