During his visit to Skopje on 16 April, British Defence Minister Geoffrey Hoon was quoted by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty as saying that the progress Macedonia has made in resolving the difficulties of last year indicates "we can look with some confidence to successful elections here later this year."
Tokom posete Skoplju 16. aprila britanski ministar za odbranu Džefri Hun je rekao, kako prenosi Radio Slobodna Evropa/Radio Sloboda, da napredak u rešavanju problema od prošle godine koji je postignut u Makedoniji ukazuje da «možemo sa određenom sigurnošću da očekujemo uspešne izbore ovde kasnije ove godine».