“The Deputies of the Assembly (Parliament) of the Republic of Macedonia, following the will and strategic interests of citizens, by a majority of 2/3 votes gave us the opportunity to enter the open doors of the largest Western associations in the world,” the government’s press service quoted him.

Earlier, the Parliament of Macedonia, by a majority of 80 votes, approved the law amending the country's Constitution to rename it.

In November, the Government of Macedonia approved the text of the parliamentary draft of amendments to the Constitution on renaming the state to the Republic of Northern Macedonia.