2024-05-14 02:05:40
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Greece and Serbia
– 2024-04-10 10:24:39″>Republic of North Macedonia called on the politicians in the country “especially the elected state officials” to be careful regarding compliance with the Prespa contract.
In a message from the department, whose minister is still Bujar Osmani, “the firm determination of the country to unequivocal compliance with the constitutional provisions, as well as with all internationally assumed obligations such as the full compliance with the Strategic Partnership Agreement between the Republic of North Macedonia and the Republic of Greece” is confirmed. , BTA reported.
“Over the past seven years, the two neighboring countries have developed an extremely high level of political dialogue, which has led to a multiple increase in economic cooperation and the building of positive people-to-people relations. These benefits led to the country’s membership in NATO, the start of negotiations with the European Union, as well as the upgrading of the Strategic Partnership into a Strategic Dialogue with the United States. Maintaining the country’s Euro-Atlantic course is a major strategic interest and a guarantor of the country’s long-term security and stability,” the announcement reads.
During the swearing-in yesterday, the newly elected president of the Republic of North Macedonia, Gordana Siljanovska, did not pronounce the constitutional name of the state of North Macedonia, pronouncing only Macedonia, which led to a reaction from Greece. The ambassador of Greece left the plenary hall in the parliament during the swearing-in ceremony. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Greece defined the behavior of Gordana Siljanovska as an open violation of the Prespa Treaty, and the President of the EC, Ursula von der Leyen, warned the Republic of North Macedonia to respect the Prespa Treaty.