True friends are recognized – Nova Makedonija
On Thursday, a solemn session was held at the Macedonian Parliament, spoken by Croatian Assembly Speaker Gordan Jandrokovic, who quoted verses from the unforgettable song « Macedonia », which was performed by the famous Croatian singer Dado Topic and his band «
Croatian Assembly President Gordan Jandrokovic confirms Croatian support for Macedonia
Honest Croatia's support for the Macedonian EU integration process has not been lacking at any time in recent years, so that the bilateral name dispute with Greece has not been, very likely that Macedonia and Croatia will have a package of the European Union more than ten years ago.
However, geography was crucial for Macedonia to be among the neighbors that blocked its European path from purely revisionist motives, that is, to achieve their own historical appetites, endangering the future of a state and people.
However, even throughout that Golgotha the Macedonian state is going through for decades, Croatian support has been constantly present, both in the statements of incumbent Croatian President Zoran Milanovic and in the speeches of Croatian MEPs. The close and sincere friendship could also be seen during a two -day visit to Skopje to the head of the Croatian Assembly, Gordan Jandrokovic.
On Thursday, a solemn session was held in the Macedonian Parliament, which was spoken by Jandrokovic, who quoted verses from the unforgettable song « Macedonia », which was once performed by the famous Croatian singer Dado Topic and his band « Time ».
– While Vardar caresses fields with cereals, free and proud as a Gorska bird, with our song, this country has captivated our hearts, « Jandrokovic quoted.
He added that Macedonia was captivated by many in Croatia not only with its song.
« And that friendship goes far beyond the 33 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations between our countries as independent and sovereign states, » Jandrokovic said.
According to him, regardless of extremely close and friendly relations, there is still room for strengthening cooperation between the two countries in several sectors.
-A significant number of companies from Croatia and Macedonia are already present in both countries, and Croatian-Macedonian business clubs in Zagreb and Skopje can significantly help further diversify economic cooperation and new investments-said Jandrokovic in his address to Macedonian MPs.
He added that the two countries could strengthen co -operation in many other sectors that would mean greater interconnection.
– We see special potential for further strengthening of transport cooperation, infrastructure, energy, food industry, agriculture, chemical and defense industry, as well as in the Information Technology and Tourism Department. Last year, Croatia was visited by over 50,000 Macedonian tourists. And these figures are constantly increasing – Jandrokovic said.
The Croatian speaker paid a three -day official visit to Macedonia, the country, according to Croatian media, citing details of his visit, with Croatia not open issues and trade was on an upward trajectory and in 2023 it was more than 320m euros.
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