French President Jacques Chirac, German President Horst Koehler, Dutch Queen Beatrix, Swedish King Carl Gustaf, Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer, Irish President Mary McAleese, Israeli President Moshe Katsav, and Australian President Michael Jefrrey are just some of the world statesmen who sent congratulatory messages to President Crvenkovski on the occasion of 8 September, Day of Independence of the Republic of Macedonia.