Distinguished Mr. President,

On the occasion of February 15th, the Independence Day of the Republic of Serbia, let me extend, on behalf of the citizens of the Republic of Macedonia and on my personal behalf, most cordial greetings and best wishes for prosperity and welfare of the Republic of Serbia and the friendly Serbian people.

I take this solemn opportunity to express my satisfaction with the excellent relations between our two countries, which are based on the common past, traditional friendship, but also the vision of a common future in the big European family of nations.

I am convinced that we will continue, unabated, to work on fostering European values and principles, and that as good neighbors will invest all our efforts to build new bridges of cooperation between our citizens and business communities, as a positive example in the region and beyond. I would like to stress our full readiness in this regard. Allow me, Mr. President, to convey to you the assurances of my highest consideration.

Dr. Gjorge Ivanov