Skopje, 12 April 2023 (MIA) – North Macedonia is actively working on strengthening resilience to disinformation, preventing and reducing harmful influence, including resilience to disinformation campaigns aimed at inciting anti-Western sentiment among Macedonian citizens and plotting vague alternatives to European integration, President Stevo Pendarovski told Wednesday's meeting with James Rubin, Special Envoy and Coordinator of the U.S. State Department's Global Engagement Center.  

Talks focused on efforts and ways to deal with disinformation and their impact on the development of democratic processes at a global level, the President's Office said in a press release. 

"Pendarovski said disinformation have the potential to affect large-scale political and civil processes both in the country and in the world, and that is why they are one of the priority threats to the national security of many countries. In that sense, he stressed the need for constant investment in resources and skills for their recognition and debunking, as well as for creating national strategies for an extensive response to disinformation," reads the press release.

Photo: President's Office