Skopje, 25 December 2023 (MIA) - Prime Minister Dimitar Kovachevski has extended greetings to Skopje Bishop and Strumica-Skopje Eparch, Monsignor Kiro Stojanov, the Catholic following and all those celebrating Christmas according to the Gregorian calendar.

"The calm and faith of the holiday focus the attention on the true values of respect, love, understanding, patience, care for one another. They also serve as an incentive for the consciousness and spiritual force, individual responsibility, building a society of happy people that contribute to progress," PM Kovachevski says in the note.

In the year ahead, he adds, we need to unite around our priorities, which is to ensure a prosperous future for current and coming generations in their own country.