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Skopje – Bulgarian President Rumen Radev believes that there isn’t a want for mediation within the talks between Skopje and Sofia, for the continuation of the nation’s negotiations, reported BTA.
When requested to touch upon Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski’s assertion that he’s prepared to carry talks with the Bulgarian president, Radev mentioned that he has all the time been open to dialogue, however, in response to him, a distinction must be made between dialogue and negotiations.
– The negotiations between Bulgaria and North Macedonia led to July 2022, when the 2 international locations signed the Bilateral Protocol of the Good Neighbor Settlement. If we speak about dialogue, it must be performed between North Macedonia and the European Fee and primarily based on the accepted Negotiating Framework for North Macedonia, which with consensus, has been unanimously adopted by all EU member states and accepted by the Authorities of North Macedonia, mentioned Radev.
In accordance with him, issues are greater than clear and North Macedonia ought to fulfill the necessities set by the European Union, and Bulgaria, he mentioned, can help on this course of. – And I’ll repeat for the umpteenth time, we’re prepared and we have now to assist. It’s our duty, and that’s to assist North Macedonia fulfill the circumstances set out within the bilateral protocol and the Negotiating Framework extra rapidly and successfully, in order that they’ll stroll extra confidently on the European path, mentioned the Bulgarian president. (October 13)
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