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Keynote speech A Lecture by "H.E. Amb. Lazar Elenovski, Ambassador of the Republic of Macedonia to the Kingdom of Belgium; Former Minister of Defense of Macedonia The International Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy in the EU "Sustainable Economic Growth, Further Integration and Common Identity: Moving towards a European Consensus" (Brussels; July 3rd - 5th, 2013) Center for Cultural Diplomacy Studies Publication Institute for Cultural Diplomacy www.ccds-berlin.de www.culturaldiplomacy.org

The Republic of Macedonia is seeking to deepen cooperation with China in areas including investment, energy, agriculture and people-to-people exchanges, according to its prime minister. In an exclusive interview with China Daily following his visit to Chongqing last week, Nikola Gruevski reaffirmed the idea of establishing a special industrial zone for Chinese companies. It is "a good opportunity to use Macedonia as a gateway for investing in the European market", said Gruevski. "Chinese companies are showing an interest in cooperation. Processes have been established. Doors have been opened. We are building a partnership, which, I hope, will result in concrete steps forward." The country has built new industrial zones in recent years and plans to open more to attract foreign investors. The prime minister also sees potential to improve bilateral ties in areas including energy, agriculture and people-to-people exchanges. Macedonia is focusing...

Besnik Hasani, resident of Trebishte in the Golo Brdo area, says Albania fixed the results of their elections on June 23rd. Hasani is a vice president of the Macedonian Alliance and was a candidate for Parliament for MPs in Peskopea. Hasani says he is not interested in the votes of other Macedonians which he is convinced voted for him, he wonders what happened to his own vote and the votes of his family? According to Albania's election results, zero (0) votes were registered for the Macedonian alliance in the municipality of Trebishte. - This, you won't find this anywhere on this planet. I can guarantee with certainty Albania will not have democratic elections in the next 100 years. There will always be manipulations and voting fraud as it is the norm in this country. How is it possible for Trebishte to have 0 votes for the Macedonian Alliance when I voted for myself - lets not even count my extended family and activists - says Hasani who says this happens to Macedonians...

 West Bromwich Albion have signed Goran Popov on another season-long loan deal from Ukrainian club Dynamo Kiev. The 28-year-old left-back spent last season on loan with the Baggies and made 12 Premier League appearances. He has returned for the 2013-14 campaign with a view to making a permanent move to The Hawthorns. "It was always our intention to get Goran back. He knows what the club's about and we know what he's about," said Baggies coach Steve Clarke. Clarke added: "He's a very good player and it makes sense to bring him back. "He understands the Premier League better now as well and we will look for even more from him next season."