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Macedonia's Zaev to Meet Bulgaria Officials, Opposition Leaders

Macedonian opposition leader Zoran Zaev, who heads socialist SDSM, is due in Bulgaria on Friday.

A day earlier his party's website informed of the visit, adding he would meet both leaders of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) and state officials.

No schedule of the visit has been made public.

Macedonian Opposition Leader Zoran Zaev to Visit Bulgaria Friday - SDSM

The leader of Macedonia's opposition Social Democrats Zoran Zaev will pay one-day visit to neighbouring Bulgaria on Friday, the party has announced.

Zaev is expected to meet high-ranking Bulgarian officials as well as leaders of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP), according to the announcement posted on the website of the Social Democratic Union of Macedonia (SDSM) on Thursday.

Balkan Feuds Re-Surface at Leaders' Tirana Summit

The Prime Ministers from the Western Balkans visited Tirana to take part in the "Tirana Talk" of the Vienna Economic Forum, a forum organized on the initiative of the Albanian Prime Minister, Edi Rama.

Bulgaria Backs Idea to Send EU Special Representative to Macedonia - Minister

Bulgaria backs the idea to send an EU Special Representative to Macedonia in a bid to solve the political crisis in the country, according to Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov.

Mitov made clear in a Thursday interview for the Bulgarian National Radio that Bulgaria had stated its support for the initiative put forth by Germany a long time ago.

Zaev Predicts Early End to Macedonia Crisis

Speaking on a stage in front of the government headquarters in Skopje, opposition Social Democrat leader Zoran Zaev said he expected the crisis over the illegal surveillance scandal in Macedonia to end soon with the aid of international mediation.

Macedonian Opposition Leader Zaev Expects Crisis Will Be Over by End-June

Zoran Zaev, leader of Macedonia's opposition Social Democrats, expects the political crisis in the country to be resolved by the end of June.

Bulgaria's Chief of Defence Staff to Attend Annual Balkan Countries CHODs Conference

Vice Admiral Rumen Nikolov, Chief of Defence Staff of Bulgaria, will participate in the Annual Meeting of the Chiefs of Defence/General Staffs of the Balkan Countries on May 27-28 in Budva, Montenegro.

Macedonia Appoints New Secret Police Chief

Andonovski was appointed the new head of Macedonia's intelligence agency, the UBK, on Tuesday at a government session.

He was the former head of the Skopje branch of the secret police. His resume says he has worked in the police since 1987.

Preventing Ethnic Tensions in Macedonia Essential to Bulgaria - ?x Foreign Minister

Former Foreign Minister Kristian Vigenin has argued that it is essential for Bulgaria that the conflict in Macedonia does not escalate into ethnic tensions.

Bulgaria President to Take Over SE European Cooperation Process

Bulgaria's head of state is due to take over from Albania the presidency of the Southeastern European Cooperation Process (SEECP) while on a visit to Tirana on Tuesday, his press office has said.

President Rosen Plevneliev is to take part in a Tuesday summit bringing together all heads of state and government of countries who participate in the SEECP.

Poor Transport, Energy Links Impede Development of SEE Countries - Plevneliev, Pusic

Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev and Croatia's First Deputy Prime Minister and First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Vesna Pusic have agreed that poor transport and energy connections in Southeastern Europe are impeding the economic development of the region.