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 je u četvrtak trebalo da se sastane sa makedonskim premijerom Brankom Crvenkovskim, ali je makedonska delegacija -- koja je trebalo da preda zvaničan zahtev za članstvo u EU -- posle vesti o rušenju aviona pozvana da se vrati iz Dablina.