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Sofia will block North Macedonia’s first intergovernmental conference with the EU if the bilateral historical commission does not sit down and reach an agreement. This was stated by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, Krassimir Karakachanov, in an interview with Macedonian TV24.
“Three years after the signing of the Neighborhood Agreement, Macedonian diplomacy has been avoiding solving the problems. The Macedonian side is avoiding the opinions of historians in order not to solve the Gotse Delchev problem and thus shows that Skopje does not wants to have a real dialogue. ” Karakachanov added.
He recalled that 10 months ago the work of the Commission for the consideration of historical problems stopped. “We have said it hundreds of times in the last ten months that if no agreement is reached on these issues, Bulgaria will oppose scheduling the first intergovernmental conference until the issues are clarified. And this is very clear in Skopje. The problem He is not in Sofia. “added Karakachanov. He is convinced that no one from the EU can pressure and order Bulgaria to change its position. Not only can one party commit and the other do what they want.
“We have agreements and they must be respected. You have agreed to change your flag, change your name. And with Bulgaria, which has always helped Macedonia, you think you can play incorrectly. There must be reciprocity in international relations.” Bulgaria is behaving like a gentleman, correctly, Macedonia was the first to recognize it, and it should have a good reciprocal attitude also on the other side ”, the deputy prime minister is categorical.
A few days ago, an Alliance of Macedonian Bulgarians was formed in Kumanovo, a movement for national unity and salvation (AMB-DNES). The objective of the civil association is “to register the Macedonian Bulgarians as a constitutional people of the Republic of North Macedonia”.
“It is time to carry out a census, which will show that the Macedonian Bulgarians are an important factor for the stability and security of the state. The Macedonian Bulgarians are a people who are already recognized and recognized in the European Union and, as such, will be part of “They will show that the Republic of North Macedonia can and must become part of the family of the peoples of the European Union,” the association said in a statement.
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