The Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikola Dimitrov and the US Ambassador to Macedonia Kate Marie Byrnes observed at the Foreign Ministry of Macedonia the 230-year anniversary of the establishment of the US Department of State. “In the past 25 years of official diplomatic relations between North Macedonia and the US, the Department of State played a crucial role in several moments, helping us overcome the challenges we faced on our way towards development, progress, and ultimately integration in NATO and EU. We are very grateful to the US for being on our side and providing us with support through all these years, and I hope that support will proceed in future too,” Dimitrov said, after which he and Ambassador Byrnes opened an exhibition of photographs about the ongoing friendship between Macedonia and the US.