Iako na tom skupu nisu bili predstavnici četiri najveće makedonske stranke koji su potpisali sporazum 13. augusta, njemu je prisustvovao američki izaslanik James Pardew, pogonska snaga tog ugovora.
Although no representatives from Macedonia's four major parties that signed the August 13th agreement were at the event, US envoy James Pardew, the driving force behind the accord, attended.