Malta u l-Maċedonja jinsabu lesti biex jiffirmaw ftehim ta’ ħelsien ta’ taxxa doppja li permezz tiegħu l-imprendituri Maltin u dawk ta’ dan il-pajjiż se jibbenefikaw għax se jħallsu taxxa waħda.
Dan ħareġ waqt l-ewwel żjara li għamel il-Prim Ministru Joseph Muscat fil-Maċedonja fuq stedina tal-Prim Ministru tal-Maċedonja Zoran Zaev.
F’konferenza tal-aħbarijiet il-Prim Ministru Joseph Muscat qal li Malta se tibqa’ tappoġġja ħidmet il-Gvern tal-Maċedonija biex il-pajjiż jissieħeb fl-Unjoni Ewropea:
“This is something we have said publicly since day one, and we would like to reaffarim the committment we have from our side to support you in any way we can in your political objective which is also economic”.
Il-Prim Ministru Muscat ħabbar li se jinfetaħ konsulat għall-Maċedjoni biex joffri bosta servizz lil eluf ta’ ċittadini mill-Maċedonja li qed jgħidu u jaħdmu Malta.
Żied jgħid li se jħares ‘il quddiem għal aktar opportunitajiet ta’ kummerċ u negozju bejn iż-żewġ pajjiżi, hekk kif Malta tista’ sservi bħala ċ-ċavetta lejn in-naħa ta’ isfel tal-Ewropa u l-Afrika ta’ Fuq, filwaqt li l-Maċedonja tkun bażi tajba għal negozju fil-Balkani:
“The people to people links have been facilitated by the opening of direct links between our two countries. I know that this link is being greatly appreciated and very well populated. We look forward to other engagements, being in the health sector, be it in whicever other sector there is the possibilty to do”.
Il-Prim Ministru Muscat tkellem ukoll dwar ir-rabtiet kummerċjali li se jibda jkun hemm bejn iż-żewġ pajjiżi:
“We also look forward to a business delegation coming to your country to further discuss investment and furtehr trade and to also recieve yourself again next year to see what further trade deals can be made between the two countries”.
Il-Prim Ministru qal li huwa kburi li qed jiggverna pajjiż li minkejja li huwa l-iżgħar stat membru tal-Unjoni Ewropea, kien ikkonfermat mill-Kummissjoni Ewropea bħala l-pajjiż li se jkollu l-akbar tkabbir ekonomiku fl-Ewropa fl-2019.
Xi ħaġa li kienet innutata wkoll mill-Prim Ministru Zoran Zaev, li qal li f’Malta jara opportunità unika għal investiment u kummerċ ma’ Malta:
“There is a big opportunity and Malta can help us with experience and good connection. Our intention and part of talks we had is how to increase economic relations and operations”.
Il-Prim Minisru Zaev sostna li żjara tal-Prim Ministru Muscat hija turija tar-relazzjonijiet b’saħħithom bejn iż-żewġ pajjiżi.
