On Thursday, President Gordana Siljanovska Davkova held a farewell meeting with USAID Country Representative for North Macedonia Jeri Dible. The meeting was attended also by US Ambassador Angela Aggeler.
“Part of our development in multiple areas, owes to USAID funds, which is why the country expects started projects to finish,” the President said.
“At the meeting, Dible pointed out that over the previous 30 years, through numerous projects had invested 900 million dollars. Considering the latest cuts of assistance funds, she stated that together with the American Embassy and other donors, they would try to find a way to implement started projects and activities in order for their hitherto benefits not to be lost”, the President’s Cabinet said in the press-release.
Ambassador Aggeler stated that she was disappointed that the USAID Office in North Macedonia was being shut down, stressing that the Embassy, together with the Government and other partners, would continue to be committed to finalization of the started programs.