Zoran Zaev: Sofia’s demands are not good-neighborly and may stop negotiations for the EU – World



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Zoran Zaev: Sofia's demands are not good-neighborly and may stop our negotiations on the EU

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The demands coming from Sofia are neither European nor neighborly, and if this continues to be the case, we must prepare the Macedonian people that the start of negotiations with the EU in December will not happen, Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran said at an event. cheap at Probiscip today. Zaev, the FOCUS news agency reported, citing Macedonian ezine MKD. However, Zaev gave the opportunity to find a solution with the Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov.

“The talks between Foreign Minister Buyar Osmani and Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov were good, but the talks between Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva and Osmani were not very good,” Zaev said. It emerged on Friday that Ekaterina Zaharieva cited the implementation of the Neighborhood Agreement as a key condition for North Macedonia’s progress on its path to the EU.

“However, I believe that this is not the position of Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, my friend, I believe that this is not the position of the Bulgarian people and we will do our best in the coming days to find a solution,” he added, stressing that Macedonia it has its own story.

Zaev said five historical figures and three historical periods have been resolved so far between the two commissions working on historical issues, adding that he believes the next issue will be resolved as well. He expressed the expectation that Bulgarian President Rumen Radev would join the process with support.

Prilep’s Deputy Prime Minister Nikola Dimitrov said relations with Sofia are in a more delicate phase. He also sent a message to Brussels. Dimitrov said that if the Macedonian language is an obstacle to starting negotiations, then the European Union does not deserve the European adjective.

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