Potpisivanju protokola prethodio je sastanak komisije za transport između Makedonije i Slovenije -- također relevantan i za Kosovo -- koji je rezultirao dogovorom o liberalizaciji transporta između dviju zemalja i sporazumom o izdavanju 200 licenci trećih zemalja koje vrijede u oba pravca.
The signing of the protocol was preceded by a Macedonia-Slovenia transportation commission meeting -- also relevant for Kosovo -- which resulted in agreeing to liberalise the transportation between the two countries and agreeing to issue 200 licenses from and to third countries that are valid in both directions.