On the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, President Stevo Pendarovski met with Jacques Attali, First Director of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), French author, professor, former senior official and President of the Positive Planet organization, which aims to combat poverty and all forms of exclusion by supporting the most vulnerable communities.
President Pendarovski, at the meeting with Attali, who is an influential world intellectual, exchanged views on the political developments in France after the re-election of President Macron, on the Macedonian-French relations, as well as the need for enhanced European solidarity and unification in response to the Russian attack on democratic values and security of Europe.
Attali shared his views on the EU foreign policy issues and the President was briefed on the international activities and the role of the Positive Planet organization.