Belgrade, 19 March 2025 (MIA) – Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Timcho Mucunski expressed his gratitude on Wednesday to Serbia and Serbian people for their support and solidarity following the Kochani tragedy, MIA reports from Belgrade.

Mucunski thanked Serbia for providing medical care to a large number of patients in its healthcare facilities and for being among the first to extend assistance.

“We are grateful to you for accommodating a large number of patients and for doing everything that was needed. Your ministers, Prime Minister Vučević and Minister Marko Đurić were among the first to contact us, not only to express solidarity, but also to provide support and assistance,” he said.

Serbian Prime Minister Miloš Vučević signed the book of condolences at the Macedonian Embassy in Belgrade.

On behalf of the Government of Serbia and all Serbian citizens, Vučević expressed his deepest condolences to Minister Mucunski for the immense tragedy the country is experiencing following the Kochani nightclub fire.

“We pray to God to give strength to the families of the deceased and to help the injured and medical professionals everywhere, not only in Serbia and North Macedonia but also in Bulgaria, Greece, Croatia, Slovenia, and Austria, wherever the patients may be, to endure this battle and return to their homes and families,” Vučević said.

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