At the meeting, President Ivanov was informed about the activities and engagement of the OSCE Mission in the country, and the joint projects implemented with participation of the OSCE. President Ivanov, expressing his gratitude for the engagement and activities of the OSCE Mission over the years, especially after the period of 2001, noted that the experience of Ambassador Breth gained through his previous involvement in the Republic of Macedonia will be of great importance for further successes of the OSCE Mission .

At the meeting they exchanged views and information on the current situation in many areas and it was concluded that the priorities of the Republic of Macedonia and the focus of the engagement of the OSCE Mission are complementary, in order to further support our priorities in the foreign policy with particular emphasis on the EU and NATO integrations.

The activities in the area of the rule of law (implementation of the strategy for judicial reform), implementation of the Ohrid Framework Agreement, police reforms, decentralization, reforms in education are issues that the Republic of Macedonia is strongly focused on, not only because this will bring us closer to the EU values and criteria, but this is a real need for our citizens, thus the Republic of Macedonia especially appreciates the overall engagement of the OSCE in Macedonia, President  Ivanov said.

Ambassador Breth informed about the current projects and the focus of the OSCE mission to the Republic of Macedonia. He stressed that he is willing to work closely with the institutions of the Republic of Macedonia and expressed satisfaction with the success in the implementation and realization of the projects of the OSCE Mission.