At a ceremony marking Independence Day on 8 September, President Branko Crvenkovski bestowed the highest national honours to former President Kiro Gligorov and -- posthumously -- to the second president of the republic, Boris Trajkovski.
Na ceremoniji povodom Dana nezavisnosti 8. septembra predsednik Branko Crvenkovski dodelio je najviša državna odlikovanja bivšem predsedku Kiri Gligorovu i -- posthumno -- drugom predsedniku republike, Borisu Trajkovskom.