Respected citizens of the Republic of Macedonia,

Today we are witnessing an extremely important ruling of the International Court of Justice in favor of the Republic of Macedonia.

This judgment is a clear confirmation and justification which provides additional international reputation of the state policy of the Republic of Macedonia led throughout the past period.

The highest international law judicial authority ruled that Greece has violated the Interim Accord by objecting our NATO membership.

The Republic of Macedonia, therefore, requires Greece, as the International Court of Justice requires, to respect and effectively implement the Interim Accord, being the sole document that regulates the relations between our two countries.

Instead of blocking us, Greece should support our integration into international organizations in accordance with the Interim Agreement.

The International Court of Justice confirmed that the Republic of Macedonia has not violated the Interim Accord, thus rejected all objections of Greece. Such a responsible attitude is a permanent commitment of the Republic of Macedonia. We remain fully committed to comply with the Interim Agreement. Constructively, as before, in good faith, we will respect the framework in which the negotiation are led, under the UN auspices, and we will participate in this process in order to find a mutually acceptable solution.

We urge Greece to act as responsibly as we do in relation to the Interim Agreement and to respect the judgment of the International Court of Justice. We ask Greece to accept the ruling of the International Court of Justice that the Republic of Macedonia has not breached the obligation of good neighborly relations provided for in the Interim Agreement.

For the time being, we do not want to look through the categories of winners and losers. We need to work together with Greece on our common future and the future of our region. We, again, stretch out our hand of friendship and good neighborly relations to Greece.

We see this ruling as a positive impulse and we count on cooperation with our Greek neighbor in a spirit of friendship, understanding and mutual respect.

Thank you.

The President of the Republic of Macedonia, Dr. Gjorge Ivanov, on the occasion of the National Day of Romania, sent congratulation note to the President of Romania, Mr. Traian Basescu.

Distinguished Mr. President,
Dear Friend,

It gives me great pleasure, on the occasion of the National Day of Romania, on behalf of the citizens of the Republic of Macedonia and on my personal behalf, to extend my cordial regards and sincere wishes for further prosperity of your country and welfare of its citizens.

Distinguished Mr. President, I avail my self of this opportunity to renew my satisfaction with the permanent deepening of bilateral relations and cooperation, as well as with the continuing political dialogue between the Republic of Macedonia and Romania.

The Republic of Macedonia and I, personally, particularly appreciate Romania's support of my country's path to full integration into the Euro-Atlantic structures. I believe that such support will be present in the coming critical period, before the European Council meeting, when, hopefully, a date for starting accession negotiations with the European Union will be set.

Please accept, Mr. President, the warm and cordial greetings from the Republic of Macedonia and the assurances of my highest consideration.

Dr. Gjorge Ivanov

According to the Decision on Organization and Scope of Work of the Cabinet of the President of the Republic of Macedonia (“Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia” No. 30/2000, 9 / 2001 and 41/2010) and the Decision on Establishment of People’s Offices, No. 07-434/1, dated on 15.03.2010, the following announcement has been published:

ANNOUNCEMENT

for Volunteering in People’s Office of the President
of the Republic of Macedonia
With the purpose of bringing closer the work of the President of the Republic of Macedonia to the youth, as well as seizing the opportunity to gain work experience that would make you competitive in the labor market, the Cabinet of the President enables volunteer work for the interested candidates in the People’s Offices in Skopje, Tetovo and Bitola.

The rights and obligations of the persons engaged in the work of the People’s Office shall be regulated in compliance with the Law on Volunteering (“Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia”, No. 85/07 and 161/08)
Upon completion of volunteering, the Cabinet of the President does not take any responsibility for employment of volunteers.

Interested applicants should submit a letter of interest, CV and a copy of their student’s book or a higher education certificate at the following address:

Cabinet of the President of the Republic of Macedonia,

“Villa Vodno”

Aco Karamanov bb Street

1000 Skopje

no later than December 9, 2011.

The President of the Republic of Macedonia, Dr. Gjorge Ivanov, on the occasion of the Independence Day of the Republic of Albania, sent a congratulation note to the President of the Republic of Albania, Bamir Topi.
 

Distinguished Mr. President,

It is my special pleasure, on the occasion of the Independence Day of the Republic of Albania, on my personal behalf and on behalf of the citizens of the Republic of Macedonia, to extend my most sincere regards and wishes for further prosperity of your country and well-being of its citizens.

I am convinced that in the coming period, with joint efforts and increased dynamics, we will use all available opportunities for strengthening of relations and enrichment of overall cooperation. The traditional friendship between our two friendly countries and nations, the shared commitment for stability and prosperity of our region, oblige us to develop and promote the relations and better use the existing opportunities for more intensive cooperation.

Mr. President, let me convey warm and cordial greetings from the Republic of Macedonia. Please accept the assurances of my highest consideration.

Dr. Gjorge Ivanov

To His Excellency
Dr. Gjorge Ivanov
President of the Republic of Macedonia

I would like to extend my gratitude for your letter of November 2, 2011. I share your assessment regarding the outcome of our meetings in Moscow and St. Petersburg last year.

I am delighted that recently the relations between our countries are activated in several significant directions. In our opinion, special attention should be paid to the promising areas of mutual interest: energy and investment. The work of the Intergovernmental Commission on trade, economic and scientific-technical cooperation is being developed with fast pace.

I believe that drafting a document which would be a foundation of our bilateral relations in such a positive environment is certainly very important. Our experts are preparing a detailed document which is expected to reflect the achieved level of effective joint action and to raise the dialogue to a higher level. By the end of the year, concrete proposals will be sent to the Macedonian side via diplomatic channels.

I am convinced that the achievement of concrete results in priority cooperation areas will contribute to the development of Russian-Macedonian relations, including contacts at the highest level. I also consider that further rapprochement between our countries will contribute to stability and security in the Balkan region and throughout Europe, as well.

Best wishes,
Dmitry Medveded
Moscow, Kremlin.
26 November 2011

The President of the Republic of Macedonia, Dr. Gjorge Ivanov, today received the Letters of Credence of the newly appointed Ambassadors of the Republic of Austria, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and the Lao People’s Democratic Republic.

At the meeting with the newly accredited Ambassador of the Republic of Austria to the Republic of Macedonia, H.E. Thomas Michael Baier, President Ivanov expressed his satisfaction with the excellent political relations and assessed positively the development of friendly relations and cooperation between both countries. President Ivanov said that change of the status quo state in the integration process of the Republic of Macedonia is a responsibility of the EU member states, extending gratitude for Austria’s principled position that bilateral issues should not impede integrations. “Such position is fully compliant with the essence and goals of Europe’s unification”, the Macedonian President stressed.

The newly accredited Ambassador of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, resident in Sofia, H.E. Ju Wang-Hwan, informed President Ivanov on the current developments in the Korean Peninsula and on the perspectives that would lead to a solution which will provide permanent peace and stability in the region. President Ivanov thanked for the consistent and constructive support of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in the principled usage of the constitutional name of our country in bilateral and international relations.

At the meeting with the newly accredited Ambassador of the Laos People’s Democratic Republic to the

Republic of Macedonia, resident in Vienna, H.E. Khamkheuang Bounteum, President Ivanov welcomed the decision on appointing the first non-resident Laotian Ambassador to Macedonia, which opens up new possibilities for boosting relations. Both interlocutors voiced their hopes that the cooperation at bilateral and multilateral level would be further improved. President Ivanov said that Macedonia is interested in cooperating with Laos within the Francophone, where this country is particularly active.