Trajkovski, who studied theology in the United States and was an ordained Methodist pastor, was viewed in the West as a young leader with an international outlook and an ability to build contacts abroad.
Trajkovski, koji je studirao teologiju u Sjedinjenim Državama i bio rukopolozeni metodistički sveštenik, na Zapadu je bio smatran mladim liderom sa svetskim viđenjima i mogućnošću da gradi kontakte u inostranstvu.