Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov met his US counterpart Barack Obama at the reception hosted by the US president for the chiefs of delegations attending the 67th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York. At their informal meeting, President Ivanov requested of President Obama that the USA should continue its support for Macedonia’s NATO integration.

President Obama said that the USA was giving strong support for Macedonia’s integration into the Alliance and expressed gratitude for the contribution Macedonia was making to the military missions, such as the one in Afghanistan. He encouraged the dialogue between Macedonia and Greece for overcoming the name issue and expressed hope that a solution would be found, adding that he knew that the realization of Macedonia’s NATO integration required work.