The President of the Republic of Macedonia, Dr. Gjorge Ivanov, today in farewell visit, received the Ambassador of Slovenia, H.E. Mr. Alain Brian Bergant.

At the cordial meeting, the President thanked the Slovenian ambassador for his dedication and contribution to deepening the bilateral cooperation in almost all spheres, as well as for the continued and consistent support from Slovenia to unblock Macedonia’s integration processes.

At the farewell meeting, the two interlocutors expressed satisfaction with the current overall development of the Macedonian-Slovenian relations as stable and sincere partners, confirmed with the regular contacts at the highest level and the strategic cooperation in meeting common interest objectives.

President Ivanov and Ambassador Bergant stated that Slovenia is one of the most important trade partners and investors in Macedonia, but the potential for economic cooperation is not completely used, and therefore, to intensify this cooperation needs to be one of the main priorities of both countries in future. It was mutually concluded at the meeting that it is necessary the political, economic and cultural ties in the coming period to be further promoted.

President Ivanov expressed his gratitude for the unreserved engagement of the Slovenian authorities in all EU institutions Macedonia to join the common European family of nations as soon as possible, and for the support that Slovenia strongly reaffirmed at the last NATO Summit in Chicago, with an expectation that the support will continue in the coming period with the same momentum.

The application of the Slovenian experiences and the assistance that the Republic of Macedonia receives greatly contribute to the utilization of the European Pre-Accession Funds, President Ivanov said at the meeting, thanking for the educational and technical assistance from Slovenia in reforming the Macedonian public administration.