Skopje, July 21 -- Calling for urgent reforms in global multilateral institutions, North Macedonia President Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova on Tuesday hailed India as a "major global player" and stated that President Droupadi Murmu's historic visit to the European country marks the beginning of a "new and much more ambitious chapter" in bilateral relations.

Addressing a joint press statement in the capital city Skopje during the first-ever state visit by an Indian President to the Balkan nation, President Siljanovska-Davkova emphasised the need for a "more representative" United Nations Security Council alongside India.

"We live in a time of serious political changes. The international system is in one of its most serious moments since the...