The State Department sent a message to the new president of North Macedonia to respect the Prespa Agreement. In particular, the representative of the US Department of State stated that the United States remains firmly committed to Prespa Agreement and in the integration of North Macedonia in the Euro-Atlantic institutions.

The position of the representative of the American ministry was made in response to a question of the Greek correspondents in Washington about the fact that the new president violated the Prespa Agreement, calling the country “Macedonia” and not “North Macedonia, as is its constitutional name, according to during her swearing-in ceremony.

For his part, his representative State Department he said that “as a new government is formed and a new prime minister is chosen, we will continue to reinforce the importance of respecting international agreements and the benefits of full membership of the European Union”.

International uproar for Silianovska’s “Macedonia”.

The statements of the new President of North Macedonia, Gordana Silianovska, who was sworn in in the name of “Macedonia” and not the “Republic of North Macedonia” as stipulated by the Prespa Agreement, have caused an international uproar.

However, she not only appears unrepentant and defiant, but also hardens her attitude. Initially, in her post today, she continued to call the country “Macedonia” while the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of North Macedonia “emptied” it. Silianovska came back a little later through a statement, where she claims that she has the right to use the name “Macedonia” invoking the right to self-determination, while maintaining that she did not violate the country’s Constitution, as she signed the official text of the presidential oath with her constitutional name country.

In North Macedonia, the US Deputy Secretary of State

In this tense climate, the US Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy, Liz Allen, has planned to visit Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia, Kosovo and North Macedonia from May 12 to 20 “in order to deepen relations with countries of the Western Balkans and to promote the common goals of regional cooperation and European integration” is stated in a related announcement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. At the same time, it is noted that Liz Allen will emphasize the fundamental democratic values ​​that the USA shares with the peoples of the Western Balkans and the importance of cooperation to protect free and open societies from malicious influences.