Gruevski, koji je u Lisabonu u sklopu diplomatskog napora na podršci kandidaturi Makedonije za NATO, također se susreo s njemačkom kancelarkom Angelom Merkel, šefom sigurnosti EU Javierom Solanom, finskim predsjednikom Tarjom Halonenom i drugim visokim zvaničnicima.
Gruevski, who is in Lisbon as part of a diplomatic effort to support Macedonia's NATO bid, also met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, EU security chief Javier Solana, Finnish President Tarja Halonen and other senior officials.