Ahern had been scheduled to hold talks Thursday with Macedonian Prime Minister Branko Crvenkovski, but the Macedonian delegation -- which was expected to submit its formal EU membership application -- was called back from Dublin following news of the crash.
Ahern se u četvrtak trebao sastati s makedonskim premijerom Brankom Crvenkovskim, ali je makedonsko izaslanstvo -- koje je, kako se očekivalo trebalo predati službeni zahtjev za članstvo u EU -- nakon vijesti o rušenju zrakoplova pozvano na hitan povratak iz Dublina.