We all started from a starting position and played according to the rules of certain periods, as a state we faced double standards and one-sided courts, which did not appreciate what we achieved, said today the state president Stevo Pendarovski during the decoration of the four sportsmen with the "8 September" medal.

"On this difficult path, we achieved successes but also disappointments for the citizens of Macedonia.

We often wasted our energy on mutual accusations and obstructions, while on the internal level, the biggest challenge we are still facing today is the deep divisions within Macedonian society.

Union is the key prerequisite for success", declared Stevo Pendarovski, president of the Republic of Moldova.

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While the Speaker of the Assembly Talat Xhaferi said that we have a common state that we trust and we all have responsibility towards it, stressing that in this way the dream of our ancestors will remain alive.

Xhaferi said that the European integration process has no other alternative or replacement and we have the last step left, so there is no turning back.

Independence Day, September 8, is marked with a series of relevant events, with exhibitions and visits to cultural institutions, museums and galleries in our country.