The President of the Republic of Macedonia, Dr. Gjorge Ivanov, received today, in a farewell meeting, H.E. Ms. Lepa Babic, Ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Republic of Macedonia.

At the meeting, the two interlocutors expressed satisfaction with the current development of relations and cooperation between the two countries, characterized by traditional friendship, identical vision and priorities for the development of the international and regional cooperation, as well as mutual strategic goals - peace and stability in the region, membership in the European and Euro-Atlantic structures.

Ambassador Babic expressed confidence that Bosnia and Herzegovina will continue to be a partner of the Republic of Macedonia in the achievement of the strategic goals, thanked for her hospitality during her term as ambassador and expressed satisfaction with the cooperation with all Macedonian institutions.

President Ivanov expressed gratitude for the contribution of Ambassador Babic in building excellent bilateral relations between the Republic of Macedonia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, wishing success in her future career.