At a ceremony in the Parliament of North Macedonia, the state awards “St. Clement of Ohrid” were presented to philosopher and philologist Vitomir Mitevski, composer Zhivojin Glishikj and artist Bedi Ibrahimi.
In the acceptance speech given in the name of all three recipients, Mitevski said that the culture of a group of people is a fundamental trait that differentiates them from the others, and called upon all relevant factors in society to make more efforts to preserve the Macedonian culture, the legacy of St. Clement. The awards were presented on occasion the Day of St. Clement of Ohrid (December 8).