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Gone are the days when defense ministers in the region made comments like the Bulgarian’s. This was stated by Radmila Shekerinska, a colleague of Bulgarian Defense Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Krassimir Karakachanov in North Macedonia, after he said that “if necessary” he would send a regiment of engineers to remove monuments that do not correspond to historical events.
Karakachanov’s comment to Darik at a time of tension between Sofia and Skopje over the history and talks on EU accession dates back several days. However, it coincides with a slight tightening of the tone by Skopje, after new conditions were established to approve the very start of the accession dialogue with the union.
Sekerinska, quoted by MKD, explained that the form of communication is not adapted to the NATO member states. A comment also came from the new cabinet spokesman, Dushko Arsovski, who called Karakachanov’s words unworthy and indecent. He also said that the Alliance allies could not speak like this, and that Bulgaria, “the first neighboring country to recognize independence” and the engine of NATO-EU integration, would not consider challenging the right of self-determination. identity of the friendly Macedonian people.
Karakachanov is the main spokesman for the conditions of the Bulgarian authorities, who claim that they will block North Macedonia’s accession to the EU if it does not respect the Neighborhood Agreement, does not resolve disputes in the common history and does not take a number of measures to restrict the use of the term “Macedonian language”. change of inscriptions on monuments, rehabilitation of victims of the Yugoslav terror and others.
However, for several days Skopje has reiterated that no compromise will be reached either with the term “Macedonian language” or with the “Macedonian people. In this spirit were the words of Shekerinska, who said at ceremonies at the military academy in Skopje that “the Macedonian language and the Macedonian people are a reality and no political negotiation or political skirmish will change that.” a good future for “our peoples and create more opportunities for our youth.” “We hope that Bulgaria will do the same now, as the friendly Macedonian and Bulgarian peoples can only advance if they support each other.”
