The President of the Republic of Macedonia, Dr. Gjorge Ivanov, met today with representatives of the "Democratic Renewal of Macedonia" political party, led by its President, Ms. Ljiljana Popovska.

During the meeting, they exchanged views on the ways of future coordination and cooperation on issues in the field of ecology, environmental protection, preservation of natural resources in the Republic of Macedonia, as well as in dealing with the climate change challenges.

President Ivanov welcomed the ongoing engagement of the "Democratic Renewal of Macedonia" as a political party in the Republic of Macedonia, representing the green option, its contribution in this field and expressed expectation that in the coming period, their efforts will continue and be stronger than before, as part of the standards that the Republic of Macedonia should meet on its Euro-Atlantic integration path. The Macedonian President noted that, as before, ecology and environment issues will remain high on his agenda.

The collocutors agreed that there is a need for greater commitment to the inclusion of the Republic of Macedonia in overcoming the challenges in the fight against climate change, both at regional and planetary level.