Minister of Foreign Affairs Timco Mucunski and U.S. Ambassador Angela Aggeler addressed Friday a mutual video message on occasion the 30th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations between North Macedonia and the U.S. In the message, Mucunski and Aggeler concurred that since 1995, when the diplomatic relations were established, the two countries nourish friendship and partnership built upon mutual trust, resolve and cooperation.
They also stated that the partnership between the two countries resulted with significant progress of North Macedonia, including accession in the UN and NATO, and served for establishment of cooperation in the fields of defence, security, education, culture, as well as in foreign policy.
Later that Friday, a special event took place in Skopje on the same occasion, in attendance of PM Hristijan Mickoski, President Gordana Siljanovska Davkova, Parliament Speaker Afrim Gashi and other high officials from the government and institutions of the state, as well as political leaders.
“Since the first days of independence, the Macedonian people felt that the U.S. stood by them. We especially remember the 2004 decision to recognise our constitutional name, an act that left a deep mark in the hearts of the Macedonian people and confirmed that our democracy and our independence are important”, Mucunski said at the event.
U.S. Ambassador Aggeler said in her remarks that the U.S. and North Macedonia had formalised a partnership based on trust and mutual respect for democratic values three decades ago.
“The two countries’ troops trained together in Krivolak and fought side by side in Iraq and Afghanistan, while U.S. investments helped create more jobs and U.S. academic programs empowered the next generation of local entrepreneurs and civic leaders. Bilateral ties had made both countries stronger, safer and more prosperous”, Ambassador Aggeler said, adding that the two countries will continue to work on improvement of fight against corruption, trade relations, defence cooperation etc.