Zaev congratulates Greece’s new PM Mitsotakis on his victory

PM Zaev said on his Facebook profile that he has congratulated New Democracy’s President and also new Prime Minister of Greece, wishing prosperity for the country and its people.

“We jointly voiced hope for continuing the cooperation between North Macedonia and Greece, looking forward to our first meeting as prime ministers.

“I reaffirmed that Greece is our strategic partner with whom we’re developing cooperation and building a lasting friendship, and extended gratitude for our neighbor’s support to us joining NATO and starting EU accession talks.

“In our conversation, I congratulated Mitsotakis on the successful democratic elections, noting that Greece has once again showed it is a leading country in the region as the strongest democracy, a long-standing EU and NATO member, contributing to stability and growth in the region.

“I would also like to extend gratitude to the outgoing Prime Minister of Greece and also President of Syriza, Alexis Tsipras, for the cooperation that enabled us to lay the foundations of a lasting friendship between our countries and Balkans that radiate with peace, as well as the courage we invested in jointly resolving the dispute that had been hindering bilateral relations for 27 years,” PM Zaev said on his Facebook profile.