China has all along been following very closely the development of situation in Macedonia and has been supportive of the unremitting efforts of the Macedonian Government to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity.  We are pleased to see that the various parties concerned in Macedonia can set store by the interest of the nation, have worked hard to seek political solutions to relevant issues and have finally reached an agreement.  We hope that the parties concerned in Macedonia will implement the agreement in earnest so as to achieve national stability, economic development and national reconciliation.