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Siljanovska Davkova: I don’t think Mr. Mitsotakis’s threats are in the spirit of fostering friendly relations

by AI | 04.Jun 2024 | Europe in brief AI

The Prespa Agreement has mechanisms, starting with indications and addressing the Secretary-General of the United Nations. There is also a possibility to initiate proceedings before the International Court of Justice, whose ruling the neighbor Greece did not respect, said Siljanovska Davkova.

Statement by the President of North Macedonia, Gordana Siljanovska Davkova (Photo: MIA)

Skopje – President Gordana Siljanovska Davkova refuses to comment on the daily threats from Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis about a potential veto on the country’s European integration, due to what he says is her failure to comply with the Prespa Agreement.

– I do not comment on Mr. Mitsotakis’ messages. The Prespa Agreement has mechanisms, starting from warnings to addressing the Secretary General of the United Nations. There is also the possibility of initiating proceedings before the International Court of Justice, whose ruling was not respected by neighboring Greece, Siljanovska Davkova said in response to a journalist’s question before the start of the panel discussion “The European Union as a Challenge and the Challenges of the European Union: Europe 74 Years After the Schuman Declaration” organized by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation and the European Movement.

That, as she said, is a mechanism that exists and is guaranteed in the decision-making process of each member of the European Union.

– I cannot prevent him from doing that. The Prespa Agreement is part of the Negotiating Framework, but I do not think it is in the spirit of developing friendly relations. I think that even in traditional diplomacy it may be good to look at cultural diplomacy where problems are solved in a different way. I believe that we could also try to act differently in a friendly manner with our neighbors and be a bit like the Scandinavians, Siljanovska Davkova said. (June 4)