Allow me, on behalf of the Government and my own to congratulate the greatest holiday of them all - the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, Easter - to you, members of the Synod, priesthood and to all Orthodox believers.

"Let's together celebrate eternity and victory of life over death and to celebrate time given by the God through finding real values of life. Let the respect and love towards our faith and our Saviour fill our soul and direct our thoughts through recognition of generous accomplishment".

"Let God give us strength to endure the challenges and to maintain spiritual peace and national dignity, to show unity in faith, unity in the state, to respect ourselves, out relatives, friends, and to work on building Macedonia in strong and modern country".

"Christ is risen! He is risen indeed," reads the greeting by PM Gruevski.