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Mickoski about the talks with Bulgaria: Who can guarantee us that the constitutional amendments are the last demand

by AI | 09.Jul 2024 | Europe in brief AI

We will not be able to start the negotiations if we do not include several hundred of our citizens in the Constitution, which means that this is part of the Bulgarian minority in Macedonia. Who can guarantee us that this is the last demand? In the Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, we have 14 judgments that say the rights of the Macedonian community in Bulgaria have been violated. And thus, a logical question arises, whose rights are violated, said Mickoski.

Lecture by Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. Photo: MIA

Washington – Prime Minister Christian Mickoski, who gave a lecture at the prestigious Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, spoke to the audience, among other things, about our initiation of negotiations with the EU, emphasizing that we have no guarantee for the final request in the talks with Bulgaria.  

– We will not be ready to start the negotiations if we do not include several hundred of our citizens in the Constitution, which means that this is part of the Bulgarian minority in Macedonia. Who can guarantee to us that this is the final request? In the Human Rights Court in Strasbourg, we have 14 verdicts stating that the rights of the Macedonian community in Bulgaria are violated. And here a logical question arises, whose rights are violated, said Mickoski. 

Speaking about Bulgaria’s veto, he emphasized that there should be talks about genuine good neighborly relations, but they should be two-way. The Macedonian citizens, said Mickoski, have sacrificed too much for the European perspective and enough is enough with the humiliations.

– We are not politicians full of allegations of crime and corruption like those in the region. We will protect our interests, we are ready to argue, present them, and see whose arguments will prevail. The Macedonian citizens have given for the European perspective like no one else before, emphasized Prime Minister Mickoski.

At the lecture at the prestigious Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, which was part of the visit to the USA, where the Macedonian delegation will also participate in the NATO Summit, the Prime Minister spoke on issues important to Macedonia, of regional interest, and beyond.

The Prime Minister also touched on the current issue with Ukraine.

– My country is a huge donor to Ukraine. The Assembly voted for great support for Ukraine. We are among the top 5 suppliers of aid per capita in the world, said Prime Minister Mickoski, pointing out that we are not such a large and rich country, but have made maximum efforts to support Ukraine and the Ukrainian people. (July 9)