​(Communicated by the President’s Spokesperson)
President Reuven Rivlin this morning (Sunday 3 September 2017), met at his residence with Prime Minister Zoran Zaev of Macedonia, who was making an official visit to Israel.
 
President Rivlin warmly welcomed the Prime Minister, and congratulated all the delegation their victory against Israel in the World Cup qualifiers the previous evening. He noted, “Like football, running the government is like teamwork, without teamwork you can’t do anything.”
 
The President noted the importance of the relationship between the two nations. He said, “I know the relationship between our two countries is strengthening every year, and I hope we can strengthen this even more. It is not just the friendship between government and states, it is the friendship between peoples and we appreciate this very much.”
 
The Prime Minister thanked the President for his warm welcome, and said, “We are very happy to be in Israel. I am here with ministers and officials from my Government, and we hope for pleasant and fruitful cooperation in the future. We will always support our friends, and Israel is one of the biggest friends of our country.”
 
He spoke of his hope to learn from Israel during his visit and said, “Meeting with business and government, we will have new opportunity to learn from the advantages that Israel has, especially in building new jobs, connecting with the youth, especially connecting with hi-tech, new approaches to agriculture that Israel has.”