Diner at the Elysee Palace for the 8th Paris Peace Forum - Paris AJ

Diner at the Elysee Palace for the 8th Paris Peace Forum - Paris AJ

North Macedonia's President Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova (C) poses with France's President Emmanuel Macron (L) and his wife Brigitte (R) for a dinner hosting participants of the 8th Paris Peace Forum, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, on October 29, 2025. Over 300 participants including business, government and international organization leaders, academics and civil society members are meeting in Paris' Palais de Chaillot to discuss the issues of conflict resolution, climate and peace, marking the 10th anniversary of the Paris Agreement. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

Diner at the Elysee Palace for the 8th Paris Peace Forum - Paris AJ

Diner at the Elysee Palace for the 8th Paris Peace Forum - Paris AJ

North Macedonia's President Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova (C) poses with France's President Emmanuel Macron (L) and his wife Brigitte (R) for a dinner hosting participants of the 8th Paris Peace Forum, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, on October 29, 2025. Over 300 participants including business, government and international organization leaders, academics and civil society members are meeting in Paris' Palais de Chaillot to discuss the issues of conflict resolution, climate and peace, marking the 10th anniversary of the Paris Agreement. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

Diner at the Elysee Palace for the 8th Paris Peace Forum - Paris AJ

Diner at the Elysee Palace for the 8th Paris Peace Forum - Paris AJ

France's President Emmanuel Macron gives a hand kiss to North Macedonia's President Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova upon arrival for a dinner hosting participants of the 8th Paris Peace Forum, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, on October 29, 2025. Over 300 participants including business, government and international organization leaders, academics and civil society members are meeting in Paris' Palais de Chaillot to discuss the issues of conflict resolution, climate and peace, marking the 10th anniversary of the Paris Agreement. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

Diner at the Elysee Palace for the 8th Paris Peace Forum - Paris AJ

Diner at the Elysee Palace for the 8th Paris Peace Forum - Paris AJ

France's President Emmanuel Macron gives a hand kiss to North Macedonia's President Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova upon arrival for a dinner hosting participants of the 8th Paris Peace Forum, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, on October 29, 2025. Over 300 participants including business, government and international organization leaders, academics and civil society members are meeting in Paris' Palais de Chaillot to discuss the issues of conflict resolution, climate and peace, marking the 10th anniversary of the Paris Agreement. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

Diner at the Elysee Palace for the 8th Paris Peace Forum - Paris AJ

Diner at the Elysee Palace for the 8th Paris Peace Forum - Paris AJ

North Macedonia's President Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova (C) poses with France's President Emmanuel Macron (L) and his wife Brigitte (R) for a dinner hosting participants of the 8th Paris Peace Forum, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, on October 29, 2025. Over 300 participants including business, government and international organization leaders, academics and civil society members are meeting in Paris' Palais de Chaillot to discuss the issues of conflict resolution, climate and peace, marking the 10th anniversary of the Paris Agreement. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

Diner at the Elysee Palace for the 8th Paris Peace Forum - Paris AJ

Diner at the Elysee Palace for the 8th Paris Peace Forum - Paris AJ

France's President Emmanuel Macron gives a hand kiss to North Macedonia's President Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova upon arrival for a dinner hosting participants of the 8th Paris Peace Forum, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, on October 29, 2025. Over 300 participants including business, government and international organization leaders, academics and civil society members are meeting in Paris' Palais de Chaillot to discuss the issues of conflict resolution, climate and peace, marking the 10th anniversary of the Paris Agreement. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Receives in Private Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Receives in Private Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV receives in private audience Mrs. Gordana Siljanovska Davkova, President of the Republic of North Macedonia at the vatican on May 26, 2025. Photo by VATICAN MEDIA/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Receives in Private Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Receives in Private Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV receives in private audience Mrs. Gordana Siljanovska Davkova, President of the Republic of North Macedonia at the vatican on May 26, 2025. Photo by VATICAN MEDIA/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Receives in Private Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Receives in Private Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV receives in private audience Mrs. Gordana Siljanovska Davkova, President of the Republic of North Macedonia at the vatican on May 26, 2025. Photo by VATICAN MEDIA/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Receives in Private Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Receives in Private Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV receives in private audience Mrs. Gordana Siljanovska Davkova, President of the Republic of North Macedonia at the vatican on May 26, 2025. Photo by VATICAN MEDIA/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Receives in Private Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Receives in Private Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV receives in private audience Mrs. Gordana Siljanovska Davkova, President of the Republic of North Macedonia at the vatican on May 26, 2025. Photo by VATICAN MEDIA/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Receives in Private Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Receives in Private Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV receives in private audience Mrs. Gordana Siljanovska Davkova, President of the Republic of North Macedonia at the vatican on May 26, 2025. Photo by VATICAN MEDIA/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Receives in Private Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Receives in Private Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV receives in private audience Mrs. Gordana Siljanovska Davkova, President of the Republic of North Macedonia at the vatican on May 26, 2025. Photo by VATICAN MEDIA/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis In Private Audiences - Vatican

Pope Francis In Private Audiences - Vatican

Pope Francis receives in private audience Mrs Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova, President of the Republic of North Macedonia at the Vatican on May 22, 2024. Photo by VATICAN MEDIA/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis In Private Audiences - Vatican

Pope Francis In Private Audiences - Vatican

Pope Francis receives in private audience Mrs Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova, President of the Republic of North Macedonia at the Vatican on May 22, 2024. Photo by VATICAN MEDIA/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis In Private Audiences - Vatican

Pope Francis In Private Audiences - Vatican

Pope Francis receives in private audience Mrs Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova, President of the Republic of North Macedonia at the Vatican on May 22, 2024. Photo by VATICAN MEDIA/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis In Private Audiences - Vatican

Pope Francis In Private Audiences - Vatican

Pope Francis receives in private audience Mrs Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova, President of the Republic of North Macedonia at the Vatican on May 22, 2024. Photo by VATICAN MEDIA/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis In Private Audiences - Vatican

Pope Francis In Private Audiences - Vatican

Pope Francis receives in private audience Mrs Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova, President of the Republic of North Macedonia at the Vatican on May 22, 2024. Photo by VATICAN MEDIA/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

NORTH MACEDONIA-SKOPJE-DAVKOVA-PRESIDENT-INAUGURATION

NORTH MACEDONIA-SKOPJE-DAVKOVA-PRESIDENT-INAUGURATION

(240513) -- SKOPJE, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Gordana Siljanovska Davkova speaks during the inauguration ceremony in Skopje, North Macedonia, May 12, 2024. Davkova was sworn in as president of North Macedonia on Sunday. (Photo by Tomislav Georgiev/Xinhua)

NORTH MACEDONIA-SKOPJE-DAVKOVA-PRESIDENT-INAUGURATION

NORTH MACEDONIA-SKOPJE-DAVKOVA-PRESIDENT-INAUGURATION

(240513) -- SKOPJE, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- President-elect Gordana Siljanovska Davkova (3rd L) and outgoing President Stevo Pendarovski (2nd L) review the guard of honor in Skopje, North Macedonia, May 12, 2024. Davkova was sworn in as president of North Macedonia on Sunday. (Photo by Tomislav Georgiev/Xinhua)

NORTH MACEDONIA-SKOPJE-VMRO-DPMNE-PARLIAMENTARY AND PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS-WIN

NORTH MACEDONIA-SKOPJE-VMRO-DPMNE-PARLIAMENTARY AND PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS-WIN

(240509) -- SKOPJE, May 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Presidential candidate Gordana Siljanovska Davkova of VMRO-DPMNE speaks as election results come in at a press conference in Skopje, North Macedonia, May 8, 2024. North Macedonia's major opposition party VMRO-DPMNE won both parliamentary and presidential elections on Wednesday, according to preliminary turnouts. (Photo by Tomislav Georgiev/Xinhua)

NORTH MACEDONIA-SKOPJE-VMRO-DPMNE-PARLIAMENTARY AND PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS-WIN

NORTH MACEDONIA-SKOPJE-VMRO-DPMNE-PARLIAMENTARY AND PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS-WIN

(240509) -- SKOPJE, May 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Hristijan Mickoski (front R), the leader of the opposition VMRO-DPMNE party, and their presidential candidate Gordana Siljanovska Davkova (front L), attend a celebration in Skopje, North Macedonia, May 8, 2024. North Macedonia's major opposition party VMRO-DPMNE won both parliamentary and presidential elections on Wednesday, according to preliminary turnouts. (Photo by Tomislav Georgiev/Xinhua)

NORTH MACEDONIA-SKOPJE-PARLIAMENTARY AND PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS-VOTE

NORTH MACEDONIA-SKOPJE-PARLIAMENTARY AND PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS-VOTE

(240508) -- SKOPJE, May 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Presidential candidate Gordana Siljanovska Davkova of VMRO-DPMNE casts the vote at a polling station in Skopje, North Macedonia, May 8, 2024. Parliamentary elections and the second round of presidential elections kicked off in North Macedonia on Wednesday. TO GO WITH "Parliamentary, presidential elections begin in N. Macedonia" (Photo by Tomislav Georgiev/Xinhua)

NORTH MACEDONIA-SKOPJE-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

NORTH MACEDONIA-SKOPJE-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

(240424) -- SKOPJE, April 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A woman casts her ballot at a polling station in Skopje, North Macedonia, April 24, 2024. North Macedonia kicked off the first round of presidential elections Wednesday, which are believed to influence the country's process to join the European Union (EU). Seven candidates are chasing the presidency, with major opposition leader Gordana Siljanovska Davkova, 70, and incumbent President Stevo Pendarovski, 61, running in front. (Photo by Tomislav Georgiev/Xinhua)

NORTH MACEDONIA-SKOPJE-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

NORTH MACEDONIA-SKOPJE-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

(240424) -- SKOPJE, April 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A woman casts her ballot at a polling station in Skopje, North Macedonia, April 24, 2024. North Macedonia kicked off the first round of presidential elections Wednesday, which are believed to influence the country's process to join the European Union (EU). Seven candidates are chasing the presidency, with major opposition leader Gordana Siljanovska Davkova, 70, and incumbent President Stevo Pendarovski, 61, running in front. (Photo by Tomislav Georgiev/Xinhua)

NORTH MACEDONIA-SKOPJE-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

NORTH MACEDONIA-SKOPJE-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

(240424) -- SKOPJE, April 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man casts his ballot at a polling station in Skopje, North Macedonia, April 24, 2024. North Macedonia kicked off the first round of presidential elections Wednesday, which are believed to influence the country's process to join the European Union (EU). Seven candidates are chasing the presidency, with major opposition leader Gordana Siljanovska Davkova, 70, and incumbent President Stevo Pendarovski, 61, running in front. (Photo by Tomislav Georgiev/Xinhua)

NORTH MACEDONIA-SKOPJE-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

NORTH MACEDONIA-SKOPJE-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

(240424) -- SKOPJE, April 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A woman casts her ballot at a polling station in Skopje, North Macedonia, April 24, 2024. North Macedonia kicked off the first round of presidential elections Wednesday, which are believed to influence the country's process to join the European Union (EU). Seven candidates are chasing the presidency, with major opposition leader Gordana Siljanovska Davkova, 70, and incumbent President Stevo Pendarovski, 61, running in front. (Photo by Tomislav Georgiev/Xinhua)

NORTH MACEDONIA-SKOPJE-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

NORTH MACEDONIA-SKOPJE-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

(240424) -- SKOPJE, April 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An election official runs a fingerprint authentication of an elderly woman at a polling station in Skopje, North Macedonia, April 24, 2024. North Macedonia kicked off the first round of presidential elections Wednesday, which are believed to influence the country's process to join the European Union (EU). Seven candidates are chasing the presidency, with major opposition leader Gordana Siljanovska Davkova, 70, and incumbent President Stevo Pendarovski, 61, running in front. (Photo by Tomislav Georgiev/Xinhua)

NORTH MACEDONIA-SKOPJE-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

NORTH MACEDONIA-SKOPJE-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

(240424) -- SKOPJE, April 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People are seen outside a polling station in Skopje, North Macedonia, April 24, 2024. North Macedonia kicked off the first round of presidential elections Wednesday, which are believed to influence the country's process to join the European Union (EU). Seven candidates are chasing the presidency, with major opposition leader Gordana Siljanovska Davkova, 70, and incumbent President Stevo Pendarovski, 61, running in front. (Photo by Tomislav Georgiev/Xinhua)

NORTH MACEDONIA-SKOPJE-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

NORTH MACEDONIA-SKOPJE-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

(240424) -- SKOPJE, April 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man casts his ballot at a polling station in Skopje, North Macedonia, April 24, 2024. North Macedonia kicked off the first round of presidential elections Wednesday, which are believed to influence the country's process to join the European Union (EU). Seven candidates are chasing the presidency, with major opposition leader Gordana Siljanovska Davkova, 70, and incumbent President Stevo Pendarovski, 61, running in front. (Photo by Tomislav Georgiev/Xinhua)