A stern message from Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to the new leadership of North Macedonia. The Greek prime minister compliments her movement of the new president of North Macedonia to omit the word “North” during her swearing-in yesterday, saying that this provocative choice is “illegal and impermissible”, as it violates the Prespa Agreement and the country’s Constitution.

Mr. Mitsotakis underlines: “Greece rejects manipulations like those with which Mrs. Silianovska is opening her term. He calls on her to return to her legal duties and to the behaviors that derive from her role. We categorically state that we will not accept such slips. And we repeat that any progress in bilateral relations, as well as any step taken by Skopje towards Europe, depend on the sincere observance of the agreements”.

The post of the Prime Minister

“The provocative choice of the new President of North Macedonia to violate the official text of her oath and call her country by a different name is an illegal and impermissible initiative. Act, which violates the Prespa Agreement and the very Constitution of its state. However, undermining its future, as already stated by the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the President of the European Council, Charles Michel.

It is known that, as the opposition, New Democracy voted against the 2019 Agreement. In fact, warning at the time of the problems that its failures would create. As a government, however, we respected the Greek signature to an international treaty, binding for the country. Unfortunately, the recent development vindicates our steadfastly cautious position.

Greece rejects manipulations such as those with which Mrs Silianovska is opening her term. He calls on her to return to her legal duties and to the behaviors that derive from her role.

We categorically state that we will not accept such slips. And we repeat that any progress in bilateral relations, as well as any step taken by Skopje towards Europe, depend on the sincere observance of the agreements. From the correct use of the constitutional name of the neighboring country. And, of course, from avoiding challenges” writes the prime minister in his post.

Strict message broadcast yesterday and the European Union.

The Commission’s foreign affairs representative, Nabila Masraeli, expressed the EU’s regret that Silianovska did not use the country’s constitutional name during today’s swearing-in ceremony.

It notes that the EU recalls the importance of fully respecting existing, legally binding agreements, including the Prespa Agreement with Greece.

The president of the European Council describes the fact that the new president of North Macedonia did not use the country’s constitutional name during today’s swearing-in ceremony as very disappointing. Charles Michel by posting it on the “X” platform.

He points out that “the EU recalls the importance of the continued implementation of legally binding agreements, including the Prespa agreement with Greece”.