Over the years, public reaction to NATO's presence was generally positive. "Our country went through a more or less turbulent period and the co-operation with NATO represented a strong partnership that greatly contributed to strengthening the peace, stability and security in Macedonia and the entire region," Skopje resident Ljuben Lazarovski, 64, told SETimes.
Reakcija javnosti na prisustvo NATO-a godinama je generalno pozitivna. „Naša zemlja je prošla kroz manje-više turbulentan period i saradnja sa NATO-om predstavljala je snažno partnerstvo, koje je u velikoj meri doprinelo jačanju mira, stabilnosti i bezbednosti u Makedoniji i u celokupnom regionu“, izjavio je za SETimes 64-godišnji stanovnik Skoplja Ljuben Lazarovski.