-The Government of the Republic of Macedonia comprehends the report by the State Department as part of the cooperation with the strategic partner USA and believes the challenges it mentions will be overcome through the reforms contained in the Government’s plan for new reforms on European integration, which was adopted on the last Government meeting.

-The Government of the Republic of Macedonia comprehends the report by the State Department as part of the cooperation with our strategic partner on the EU integration, USA, whom we have always respected and based on that, we have realized numerous reforms. The State Department ‘s annual report on the Republic of Macedonia notifies similar or same, in size and qualifications, challenges typical for this region, but typical for some of the EU member states too, which can be noted because the reports for all countries are public. We do believe and we are aware that through the reforms contained in the Government’s plan for new reforms on European integration, we will succeed to improve the capacities, the ambient and the conditions to overcome these challenges in the upcoming period. In this process of progress we will continue to cooperate closely with the USA, said the Government Spokesperson, Aleksandar Gjorgjiev.