On 14 June 2012, he was awarded the French Knight of the Legion of Honor. The decoration was signed by Nicolas Sarkozy and was given to him by the French Ambassador to Macedonia, Jean-Claude Schlumberger. As of July 2016, he is the elected Rector of FON University with a 4-year mandate. He wrote 15 books in the domain of the International Relationships and Social-Policy Studies and around 400 published articles for various newspapers. His latest book is " Nato in the Contemporary and International Relationships". Nano is married with Danica Ružin who is a professional diplomat. He is the father of two sons, Alexander and Marko. He was a semi-professional handball player at Beton and Metalurg Clubs in Skopje and at the Racing Club de France in Paris. He is a fan of rock music.