Pozdravivši te novosti kao potvrdu napora Skoplja na ispunjavanju uvjeta za liberalizaciju viza, makedonski premijer Nikola Gruevski izjavio je da njegova zemlja "ima razloga da slavi i da će ovaj dan biti sigurno zapisan u historiji Makedonije".
Hailing the news as a confirmation of Skopje's efforts to meet the visa liberalisation requirements, Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski said his country had "reason to celebrate and this day will be written in Macedonian history for sure".