No matter what our personal opinion of the Framework Agreement is, it turned out that at that moment a decision was taken that concerned the future of the country and that had a positive and unifying effect, said President Gjorge Ivanov after taking a walk through the Old Bazaar in Skopje on the occasion of the 8th anniversary of the Framework Agreement. Everyone can have their own personal beliefs. But what is of interest to all is that we have a positive attitude toward it. This country truly knew how to build its future," he said.

In President Ivanov's view the Old Bazaar is a symbol of multiethnic Macedonia. He decided to mark the anniversary of the Framework Agreement in a different way and did not attend the central celebration, which took place in Mavrovo, organized by the Secretariat for the Implementation of the Framework Agreement.