The President of the Republic of Macedonia, Dr. Gjorge Ivanov, congratulated all Orthodox believers and all citizens of the Republic of Macedonia, the state holiday, May 24th, the Day of the Macedonian and All-Slavic educators, the holy brothers Cyril and Methodius.

Distinguished citizens,

Let me congratulate you on May 24th, the Day of the Macedonian and All-Slavic teachers and educators, Cyril and Methodius, and wish you joyful and blessed holiday moments.

Ss. Cyril and Methodius, with their work, have eternally indebted all Slavic peoples and, in general, the European and world culture and civilization. What they advocated and worked hard for, in the Middle Ages – was equality of languages and peoples and equal access to education and science, for all the fundamental postulates on which today's international order and human civilization rest.

This year the Macedonian state, honoring and celebrating the great work of Ss. Cyril and Methodius, promotes and affirms the cultural and linguistic diversity, education and science, spirituality and ethics.

The life and work of the holy brothers testifies about the immensity of human faith and perseverance to invincibility of fairness and invulnerability of the human spirit. Their bright example should be our support to persist in preserving our national, linguistic and cultural identity.

May we celebrate this great national holiday for many years!

Dr. Gjorge Ivanov