Siljanovska Hosts Indian Counterpart: Economic Cooperation Should Match Political Relations

North Macedonian President Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova met with the President of the Republic of India, Droupadi Murmu, who is on a two-day official visit to the country.

During the meeting, they reviewed the state of relations between the two countries, with particular attention paid to opportunities for expanding cooperation in the economy, education, science, culture, tourism, healthcare and digital transformation.

Murmu described her first visit to North Macedonia as a historic moment, while expressing readiness to inject new momentum into the comprehensive partnership between the two peoples.

“We discussed several areas of bilateral cooperation and shared our views on regional and global issues of common interest. We reaffirmed the friendly relations between Macedonia and India, built on shared values and mutual respect,” Indian President Droupadi Murmu said.

For her part, Siljanovska-Davkova said the time had come for the economic partnership between the two countries to be elevated to the same level as their political relations.

“Of all the issues we addressed today, one took on particular importance. It is time for our economic cooperation to match the quality of our political relations. India’s economic transformation is perhaps one of the most impressive success stories of the 21st century,” North Macedonian President Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova emphasized.