Macedonia has become a model of stability in a region known for ethnic strife and tension. Recently. Macedonia has been struck with the unprecedented refugee crisis facing Europe. as thousands of migrants and refugees have fled wartorn countries in the Middle East and North Africa. This year alone. an estimated 70.000 migrants have traveled through Macedonia. and the Macedonian government is attempting to organize an orderly response to the influx of people. including organizing daily trains to ferry migrants from the southern to the northern border. If the partnership between the United States and Macedonia is to remain strong. the country needs our continued support. I also use this opportunity to urge Macedonias leaders to continue strengthening their institutions and reforming its democracy and rule of law.
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