The Macedonian Orthodox Church, recognition of which the Serbian Orthodox Church has been blocking, purportedly in collaboration with the powerful Greek Orthodox Church, welcomed Gruevski's initiative.
Makedonska pravoslavna crkva, čije priznavanje blokira Srpska pravoslavna crkva, navodno u saradnji sa moćnom Grčkom pravoslavnom crkvom, pozdravila je inicijativu Gruevskog.