OB UPOŠTEVANJU zavezanosti pogodbenic, da z vsemi sredstvi prispevata k politični, gospodarski in institucionalni stabilizaciji v Nekdanji jugoslovanski republiki Makedoniji, kot tudi v regiji, z razvojem civilne družbe in demokratizacijo, s krepitvijo institucij in reformo javne uprave, tesnejšim trgovinskim in gospodarskim sodelovanjem, krepitvijo nacionalne in regionalne varnosti, kot tudi s tesnejšim sodelovanjem na področju pravosodja in notranjih zadev,
CONSIDERING the commitment of the Parties to contribute by all means to the political, economic and institutional stabilisation in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia as well as in the region, through the development of civic society and democratisation, institution building and public administration reform, enhanced trade and economic cooperation, the strengthening of national and regional security, as well as increased cooperation in justice and home affairs,