Today, at “Villa Biljana” in Ohrid, the President of the country, Gjorge Ivanov met with the US Ambassador to the country, Jess Baily, where he stated that he expected American support and that their engagement will continue regarding Macedonia’s membership in the EU and NATO.
“The Macedonian President pointed out that it is necessary to create a new motive and an additional incentive regarding Macedonia’s membership to NATO, stressing that the realization of our Euro Atlantic integration will contribute stability, security and prosperity in the entire region in a long run”, Ivanov’s cabinet stated.
On his “Twitter” account, Baily wrote that he had “a constructive meeting with President Gjorge Ivanov in Ohrid” and that “the partnership between the US and Macedonia remains strong”.
Constructive meeting with President Ivanov in #Ohrid today. United States & #Macedonia partnership remains strong. pic.twitter.com/WDjqYKD2DZ
— U.S. Ambassador to North Macedonia (@AmbBaily) July 13, 2017
Ivanov and Baily, also, exchanged views and cooperation in fields such as security and defense through the realization of joint training and exercises with members of the Macedonian Army (ARM) and the US army. In this context, the participation of ARM in the multinational exercise “Saber Guardian 2017″ were welcome, and they discussed about exchanging information and the upcoming exercise with ARM and US army in Europe, “Dragon Ride” which will occur from July the 28th until August the 8th at the army training base Krivolak.
