The President of the Republic of Macedonia, Dr. Gjorge Ivanov, received today this year's laureates of the traditional poetry festival "Celebrate the Lindens" and a delegation of the Association of Writers of Macedonia.

President Ivanov congratulated the award "Literary Scepter" to this year's laureates, the Bosnian poet, writer and screenwriter, Abdulah Sidran, and to the Macedonian poet, Branko Cvetkoski, in recognition of their overall poetic activity.

The Macedonian President expressed expectation that the international poetry festival, which is a bridge connecting the Macedonian and the international literary creation and linking the poets from all meridians, will be successfully organized in future, too.

The event promoting poetry and literature, "Celebrate the Lindens" is organized by the Association of Writers of Macedonia, under the auspices of the City of Skopje.