Formation of New Government in Macedonia

The United States warmly welcomes the new multi-ethnic coalition government formed under Prime Minister Branko Crvenkovski with a broad mandate from Macedonia's citizens.  Building on September's peaceful, fair elections, the smooth formation of the new government reaffirms Macedonia's positive orientation on the path of Euro-Atlantic integration. We encourage the new government to tackle the challenges at hand, including completing implementation of the Ohrid Framework Agreement and the advancement of reforms that strengthen Macedonia's multi-ethnic, democratic institutions and market economy. The United States will continue to support Macedonia in all of these efforts.