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The Bulgarian flag caught fire at a carnival in North Macedonia.
This happened at the end of the event in the village of Vevchani, when the masks are traditionally lit, writes the local television station Alsat, Nova TV reported.
Bulgaria’s flag burned in Vevcani: a reaction came from Zaharieva https://t.co/knHgvClj2I
– TV21 (@ TV21HD) January 14, 2021
According to the mayor of the village, the tension between the participants in the carnival has intensified due to the heavy presence of the police. This was the case because the festival was forbidden, but the villagers organized.
Today the traditional Vevcani Carnival continued after yesterday the police dispersed citizens for violation of the grouping measures in public space.
We bring you part of today’s environment pic.twitter.com/5sEQ6fkaUd– Radio MOF (@RadioMOF) January 14, 2021
The Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs commented:
On the occasion of media reports about a burnt Bulgarian flag in the village of Vevchani in the Republic of North Macedonia, Deputy Prime Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva ordered the Bulgarian Ambassador to Skopje, Angel Angelov, to speak to the government of the Republic of North Macedonia our strong indignation at this act of vandalism.
The announcement states that Ambassador Angelov has already made a harsh verbal management in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of North Macedonia.
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