Germany has been continuously granting overall support to Macedonia, but maintaining the credibility of both the European Union and NATO enlargement is of vital importance, the  Foreign Ministers of both countries, Nikola Poposki and Guido Westerwelle agreed Tuesday at their meeting in Berlin.

Our joint work on maintaining the credibility of further enlargement is motivating us, but it should also be a driving power for member states to work together with us on settling all open, bilateral issues, thus sending a strong signal to the entire region that the future is in the EU and NATO, Poposki said after the meeting

"These signals, he added, will push forward all political actors across the region to work to that effect. Germany is rather significant actor in the both families and its support in this respect is vital," Poposki said.

By being part of the Afghan mission, Macedonia remains committed to performing the tasks of a de-facto NATO member, Poposki said.

He considers that the high level  dialogue with the EU offers excellent frame for Macedonia's further reforms and meeting of membership criteria.

Macedonia is not preoccupied with expectations whether it will be invited to join NATO at the forthcoming summit in Chicago, the FM told reporters. However it is very important for Macedonia to soon join the Alliance, he added.

"We have been working on realizing of this goal and believe that Chicago, which is dedicated to Afghan mission and smart defense, should stick to that segments. We shall make attempts to make our contributions to both segments to become tangible as soon as possible and confirm once again that the Republic of Macedonia has been de-facto acting as a member state. Germany understands this very well and we shall act together in the future to that effect," Poposki said.

Today, Poposki is also scheduled to meet the Chancellor's Foreign Affairs and Security Advisor, Christoph Hausgen.

Earlier he held talks with of the Bundestag Committee on EU Affairs  Chairman, Gunther Krichbaum. It is absurd for bilateral disputes to be abused in non-European manner for hindering the European processes, the German official said at the meeting.