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Macedonian Diplomatic Bulletin was
founded in October 2006 by the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Macedonia.
No. 110
October 2016
acedonian President Gjorge Ivanov paid a working visit to the Republic of Serbia
from 28 to 30 October. In Belgrade, he met with his Serbian counterpart Tomislav
Nikoli. Opinions were shared on that occasion on the possibilities of advancing bilateral and
regional cooperation and on the latest developments in both countries and the challenges
the region was facing.
In the past 20 years of establishing diplomatic relations, the Republic of Macedonia and
the Republic of Serbia succeeded in building truly friendly relations and continued political
dialogue with a view to promoting cooperation in all areas, President Ivanov said afterward.
President Nikoli stressed they agreed that the political relations between the two countries
were very good and that during this period full of an array of challenges they proved that
through cooperation and talks it was possible to prevent and go beyond all difficulties. They
both raised the issue of signing a bilateral agreement on protection and use of cultural and
historical monuments and plaques in the territories of both countries.
Also, they both addressed the event organized in Panevo, Serbia, to commemorate the
great jubilee 70 years of the settlement of Macedonians in Vojvodina.
The Macedonian community in the Republic of Serbia and the Serbian community in
the Republic of Macedonia are guarantors of the good relations between the two friendly
countries. The Macedonians in Serbia and the Serbs in Macedonia are at the same time loyal
citizens to their countries and committed members of their ethnic communities, President
Ivanov said in his address.
A Tree of Friendship was planted to celebrate the occasion and a sister city protocol
was signed between the municipalities of Makedonski Brod and Jabuka. As part of the
celebration, the two presidents visited the exhibition of art works by academic painter Pavle
Kuzmanovski and a varied cultural and artistic program was shown.
During President Ivanovs working visit to Belgrade, a Macedonian-Serbian business
forum was held at which Presidents Ivanov and Nikoli and the Chairmen of the Economic
Chambers of the Republic of Macedonia and the Republic of Serbia delivered remarks. The
occasion was also used to announce that a Macedonian-Serbian business club would be
founded early next year.
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Austria. The Macedonian Philharmonics and I are preparing
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where there is a cross that is easy to reach and where youll always
find people relishing the spectacle. Locals say the cross was a gift
from one of their own. Tall Stone, an unusual rock that although
created by the elements seems as though carved by man, is a local
landmark that villagers have turned into a pleasant site for rest that
gets illuminated at night. With the sounds of the nearby spring,
the benches are the perfect spot to drink your morning coffee or to
enjoy at night the sounds of nature. Near Tall Stone are also the little
Garska Reka waterfalls.
Because of its exceptionally beautiful geographic location and the
way it is laid out, Gari is a rare romantic combination of the idyllic
and the natural. Most of its houses have two or three stories and
turned to the south in an amphitheater-like symmetrical way they
inspire awe with their massive stone structures. The gurgling water of
the river underneath only adds to the idyllic, romantic atmosphere.
The village is especially known for the iconostasis and the carving
in the church of the Ascension of the Holy Mother of God, made by
the team of carvers led by the renowned master of the chisel, Petre
Filipovski Garkata. On the upper floor of the church is the room
for brides and girls. Here, if you look up, you can spot an eye among
the icons. The eye is drawn inside a triangle and wherever you go it
follows you. Based on the historical records about Gari, it is believed
to be a masons eye. The locals, however, cant explain its significance.
Above the altar is also a sun with 16 rays. Villagers say it is the symbol
of the Mijak region and that in the past besides their own language
the local population also had a Mijak flag featuring a 16-pointed
sun. The church is also said to hold the remains of a saint, which are
believed to have helped many. Along the road from the Church of St.
Petka toward the peak of the mountain are the sheepfolds where the
delicious Gari cheese is made. Here you can also taste bread baked
under an iron lid called sa as well as sheeps milk.
The Ministry of Culture has developed an economic feasibility study
on Garis revitalization. The study envisages restoration of the houses
using the traditional materials and architecture and techniques of
the old masters. Investments have also been foreseen in new facilities
that would give rise to rural tourism. There has been a villa in the
village for two years now in which you can spend the night and eat
traditional food including a local trout. The local water is special and
that is the reason why Mali Loinj, a firm from Croatia, has recently
built a factory in Gari for bottling drinking water from the nearby
springs. The factory is located five kilometers outside the village, by
the regional Boskov Most-Izvor road.
Gari, the pearl of the Mijak region, can be reached by the road
leading to Debar, in western Macedonia. You take a turn left at the
Boskov Most site and 910km further away there emerges the village,
deserted in winter but swarming with people once the snow melts.
The first destination of all those going to Gari and Lazaropole is the
Elenski Skok (Deers Leap) Bridge built during the Ottoman rule. The
locals tell several interesting stories about the bridge. One of them
says its construction was ordered by a Turkish bey, who once while
hunting wounded a deer. Trying to escape, despite being injured, the
deer managed to jump over the Garska Reka river and then died. The
bey decided to build a bridge on that spot that would be a symbol of
the courage, honor and strength of those struggling until their last
breath. This bridge is at the site where Via Egnatia, the road that the
Romans built in the 2nd century BC, once passed.
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t the fifth jubilee Tuzla Film Festival, which took place from
12 to 16 October, five Macedonian films were shown: Danilo
and Rade erbedijas The Liberation of Skopje in the feature film
category, Eleonora Veninovas short film Fighting for Death, Marina
ifteen films (five in each of the three categories Junior, Cadet and
Senior) were shown at the 4th Giffoni Macedonia Youth Film
Festival, held in Skopje on 21 to 26 October with support from the
Film Agency of the Republic of Macedonia and Giffoni Experience
of the Italian Republic. The festival opened at Millennium Cinema
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