French President Emmanuel Macron has sent a letter to Macedonian President Stevo Pendarovski, extending congratulations and support for the progress made on European integration path over the past year. Macron also congratulated Pendarovski on the holding of the first intergovernmental conference for the country’s EU accession, pointing out that with the agreement reached with Bulgaria, the Macedonian identity is fully respected, as evidenced by the Frontex agreement.

In the letter, Macron recalls the presence of France in all key moments of Macedonian history from the period of establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries until today.

Thank you for your letter after our meeting in London. I use this opportunity to send you my most sincere wishes for you and your country and to wish Macedonia a year of harmony and further progress on its European path. Since the establishment of diplomatic relations between our two countries thirty years ago, France has always been present at key moments in your history: through Robert Badinter, who took part in the drafting of your Constitution, through the work of French diplomats and soldiers who helped prevent the outbreak of civil war in the early 2000s and help conclude the Ohrid Agreement, and finally, in resolving your dispute with Bulgaria, reads Macron’s letter to President Pendarovski.

He congratulated Pendarovski on the holding of the first intergovernmental conference for the country’s EU accession, pointing out that with the agreement reached with Bulgaria, the Macedonian identity is fully respected, as evidenced by the Frontex agreement.

I congratulate you on the progress made in the past year. The holding of the first intergovernmental accession conference on July 19 was a big step for Macedonia. I also welcome the signing on October 26 of the Frontex agreement with the European Union, which recognizes the Macedonian language, mentioned without notes, which shows that the reached compromise proposal fully respects the unitary character of the Macedonian identity. You can count on my full and continuous support during the accession negotiations. I will be happy to come to Macedonia soon, as soon as the agenda allows, on a date that we will jointly determine as appropriate in terms of the political agenda, writes the French president in a letter to his Macedonian counterpart.