India, July 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu addressed the members of the Assembly of North Macedonia at Skopje today (July 21, 2026) in the presence of the President of North Macedonia, H.E. Dr. Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova.

Speaking on the occasion, the President said that we in India regard the Republic of North Macedonia not as a distant country but as an important pillar in the architecture of a stable, multipolar, and prosperous global future. Our relationship was set in motion more than two millennia ago. The historic expeditions of warriors and traders from this region opened vital corridors for trade, philosophy, and art, connecting our early civilisations.

The Preside...