At the margins of the NATO Summit in Chicago, President Ivanov also met Cameron, Holland, Aliyev, Orban, Klaus, Basesku, Grybauskaite,  Plevneliev and Berisha.

The President of the Republic of Macedonia Dr. Gjorge Ivanov today asked U.S. President Barack Obama to further support the unblocking of Macedonia’s NATO integrations and help the process for overcoming the name issue.

In the short conversation with Obama at the margins of the NATO Summit in Chicago, President Ivanov appealed to the U.S. President to use his influence in order Greece to start participating in a responsible and constructive manner, and to act in line with the frame in which the talks are held, being also a precondition for a mutually acceptable solution.

The Macedonian President today also met briefly with the President of Bulgaria, Rosev Plevneliev, of the Czech Republic, Vaclav Klaus, of Romania, Trajan Basesku, of Lithuania, Dalia Grybauskaite, as well as the Prime Ministers  of Great Britain and Albania, David Cameron and Sali Bersiha.

The talk with Cameron included highlights on the present status with the name talks with Greece, where President Ivanov stressed that Greece is neither discussing nor showing will to discuss for a longer period of time, and when it does it is usually out of the frame set. "Greece is not ready to respect the Interim Agreement, nor the ICJ ruling," President Ivanov said.

The British Prime Minister Cameron stressed that his country will do everything in their power to help.

During the NATO Summit in Chicago, President Gjorge Ivanov had brief meeting with the President of France, Francois Holland, of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, as well as with the Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orban.

President Ivanov used the opportunity to congratulate personally President Holland for the election, expressing hope that in the period to come the bilateral relations and the cooperation between the two countries will further positively develop.

At the meeting with the Hungarian Prime Minister Orban, President Ivanov expressed gratitude for the Hungarian support at the yesterday's meetings in frames of the Summit. Prime Minister Orban assured that Macedonia can count on Hungary's support both for NATO and for EU membership.

Shared readiness for advancement of bilateral relations and cooperation was also expressed during the meeting of President Ivanov with the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, as well as mutual satisfaction of the forthcoming visit and participation of the Macedonian President at the Kran Montana Forum to be held in Baku.