There he introduced the businessmen with favorable investment climate in the country and held numerous meetings. The last meeting was held with the heads of WEIBO group in Guangzhou .

-WEIBO group during the month of April, this year announced its investment in Macedonia after about 5-6 months discussion with them. They have visited us and had several contacts. Then they said they would employ about 5,000 people over period of 4 or 5 years and they plan to build factories. This time we were familiar with the details of their program, I have visited their factory, and visited some of their showrooms i.e. shops for selling their products in China. The company has its products in three countries, China, Cambodia, and Turkey. Macedonia will be the fourth state where they will open factories. They will open several factories, including basic textile factory, and besides textile factories they will produce mainly men's apparel, and have plans to open at least two factories specialized in the steel industry, the manufacture of steel profiles for the construction of buildings and other metal profiles that are necessary for isolation and additional constructions in the construction industry.They want to store them all in location, a location somewhere in northeastern Macedonia, between Kriva Palanka, Kratovo, Ramkovce, Kumanovo, Gruevski said.

He informed that the WEIBO group wants to attract workers from all these cities. It is a large number of jobs and definitely, they confirmed the figure of 5,000 jobs.

-I can say that the company is in great preparations, they have already showed us the projects drawn by architects. Viktor Mizo had detailed discussions with the architect of the company that performed the works, with whom he discussed the exact dynamics of the construction of the industrial zone. There will be more factories and will look like completely industrial zone. I can say that it is strong company, which currently employs 14,400 people in these three countries. The 5,000 people, which they will hire, will bring them up to 20,000 employees. They have 2,900 stores throughout China. Most importantly, in addition to basic workers employed in the textile industry and the steel industry, there will be jobs for others. They will employ lawyers, economists etc. Such textile and metal giant, will need lawyers, economists and different types of engineers, computer scientists and many other profiles of education, which will find its place right there. I am glad that the company is preparing rapidly, even faster than our expectations. They are about finish the projects and hopefully by the end of this year to begin construction. The plan for construction takes not more than one year, half and they will try to make it shorter, and immediately to start with employment in the factory, which will take place in phases up to 5,000 jobs, said the Prime Minister.

They informally say, perhaps in 4-5 years will overcome the figure of 5,000, but cannot guarantee, they can guarantee for 5,000 jobs.

(Kurir News Agency)