The President of the Republic of Macedonia, Dr. Gjorge Ivanov met today Ambassador Tony Hall, a former member of the House of Representatives of the Congress of the United States. Ambassador Hall is a former representative in the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization.

At the meeting, the friendly and partnership relations between Macedonia and the US were discussed. The two interlocutors stressed that cooperation leads to joint actions against the challenges and difficulties facing today's world, at economic and security level.

President Ivanov stressed the contribution of the United States in achieving peace and stability in our region and pointed out the need for this major investment to be crowned with the last step - full and timely integration of the Balkans into the Euro - Atlantic systems of security and prosperity.

President Ivanov underlined that Macedonia highly appreciates the involvement of the United States in overcoming the only obstacle to the integration of the Republic of Macedonia into the Euro-Atlantic structures. In this regard, the President stressed the importance of constant communication and presentation of the possibilities for resolving the dispute that Greece poses as an obstacle to Macedonia's integration.

Ambassador Hall, on the basis of his rich international experience, assessed that the enlargement of NATO and the European Union is the best recipe for economic development, stability and further advancement of democracy and respect for diversity in the region of Southeast Europe.