The President of the Republic of Macedonia, Dr. Gjorge Ivanov, sent a letter of condolence to the President of the Italian Republic, Giorgio Napolitano, on the occasion of the death of the former Italian President, Oscar Luigi Scalfaro:

With deep regret I received the news of the death of the former President of the Italian Republic, Mr. Oscar Luigi Scalfaro.

Mr. President, allow me, in this sad moment for you and for the Italian people, on behalf of the citizens of the Republic of Macedonia and on my personal behalf, to extend my sincere expressions of sympathy. I would like to assure you, respected Mr. President, that in the memories of the citizens of the Republic of Macedonia will remain engraved the remembrance of former President Scalfaro, who 15 years ago, visiting Macedonia, supported the European path of my country, saying that “Europe. .. needs new, young blood, from a very old nation, of a young country that believes in Europe with deep human feeling”. It was in his time, that there was a significant development in the relations between the Republic of Macedonia and the Italian Republic.

Please, Mr. President, convey the expressions of sympathy to the friendly Italian people and to the Scalfaro family.

Dr. Gjorge Ivanov