The Chairman of Bosnia’s tripartite Presidency, Milorad Dodik, has congratulated on Friday Stevo Pendarovski for winning the election and becoming the new President of North Macedonia, wishing him lots of success in serving the position.

“I hope we will together work not only on improving our bilateral relations and strengthening the ties between our peoples but also on promoting peace, stability and mutual respect in the region,” Dodik’s congratulatory note said.

Dodik added that “a joint past and the closeness of our cultures and peoples represent a huge potential based on which a joint future within the family of European peoples should be built.”

He extended his best wishes and expressed “deep respect” for the new President.