The President of the Republic of Macedonia, Dr. Gjorge Ivanov, visited today Demir Kapija where he, on the occasion of marking the Orthodox feast of St. Trifun, attended the traditional celebration and the symbolic pruning of the vines.

Addressing the participants and congratulating them the religious feast of St. Trifun, President Ivanov wished the winegrowers and winemakers a fruitful year.

"In the spirit of our tradition, St. Trifun is the day then the winegrowers prune their vineyards and wish for a fruitful year, all the work and all the trouble to be awarded in the autumn by collecting the grapes. Therefore, I wish fruitful year to all winegrowers and quality to winemakers. I wish our grapes and our wine to be more present both at the domestic and foreign markets. I wish more tourists to come and visit our wineries and wine tourism to flourish in Macedonia", President Ivanov said.

The Mayor of Demir Kapija, Trajce Dimitriev, stressed that the interest in the event which marks the feast of St. Trifun constantly grows.

"Demir Kapija is a small but beautiful place, surrounded by beautiful nature and is a real attraction for both domestic and foreign tourists. In recent years, the number of tourists and visitors to our city is evidently increased. In this regard, the municipality of Demir Kapija tirelessly and continuously works on projects to improve the city's infrastructure and projects that contribute to the local and economic development of our municipality. The implementation of such big projects would not be possible without the support of our donors, including the significant support we receive from the Government of the Republic of Macedonia and the European funds", Mayor Dimitriev said.

The celebration of the feast of St. Trifun was also addressed by the EU Ambassador Samuel Zbogar.

"The Mayor mentioned a few projects implement jointly by the European Union and the municipality. I have just visited the section of the highway to be ready this year. We are also working on the reconstruction of the municipal building. Hence, there are many projects we are working on together. We appreciate highly the cooperation with the municipality and look forward to the implementation of all future projects. The EU is here for you", Ambassador Zbogar said.

The celebration in Demir Kapija was also attended by the Ambassador of China to Macedonia, Yin Lixian.