President of North Macedonia Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova had a working visit to Serbia in early August 2024.

On a visit to the Republic of Macedonia in May 2009, the President of Serbia, Boris Tadić, pointed out that his country wishes for a settlement to that issue.

In 2009, however, the Serbian Orthodox Church surprisingly allowed a visit by a delegation of the Parliament of the Republic of Macedonia.

[12] In December 2017, it became known that Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia, Zoran Zaev, intended to support Kosovo's ascension to UNESCO.

The Serbian government responded that they would no longer recognize the country by the name Republic of Macedonia if they continued such efforts.

President Aleksandar Vučić stated on the occasion that Serbia's only interest with the donation is "friendship and that we may live as best friends".