Skopje, 20 January 2025 (MIA) - Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski is heading a delegation to the inauguration of the United States President-elect Donald Trump in Washington on Monday.

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Timcho Mucunski, First Deputy PM and Minister of Environment and Physical Planning, Izet Mexhiti, and Deputy Minister of European Affairs, Viktorija Trajkov, will accompany PM Mickoski at the inauguration event, the Government said in a press release.

The delegation will also attend an event organized by Trump Media and Rumble after the inauguration.

During the trip, Mickoski is to hold several bilateral and other meetings with officials from the incoming U.S. administration. Mickoski will also meet with businesspeople of Macedonian origin, to discuss economic cooperation and possible investments at home.

This will be the second inauguration of Donald Trump, who will be the 47th President of the United States. The inauguration is expected to be attended by numerous presidents and prime ministers, as well as heads of international organizations.

On Sunday, PM Mickoski met with Chris Pavlovski, founder and CEO of online video platform Rumble. 

"Heading straight to a meeting from the airport... I had an extremely productive long meeting in Washington with my friend Chris Pavlovski, owner of the Rumble company, where Howard Lutnick, the new U.S. Secretary of the Commerce, and JD Vance, the U.S. Vice President as part of the new administration of President Trump, are part of the shareholder structure. Forbes estimates that Pavlovski is worth around $1.2 billion," Mickoski posted on Facebook.

He notes that talks focused on Rumble investments in Macedonia in the area of ​​digitalization.

"Given that Chris is of Macedonian descent, Macedonia is a topic that is always part of our conversations. We talked about present as well as future challenges. We are fighting for progress and the future of our citizens and the homeland," said Mickoski.

Photo: MIA and PM Mickoski's Facebook