Northern Macedonia Prime Minister Christian Mitskoski, who is in Washington to participate in the Conservative Political Action Conference, was, yesterday, invited by the Atlantic Council in Washington, where he talked about the future of transatlantic and transatlantic relations. This was referred to in relations with Greece, and in particular with Bulgaria and the country’s course to European integration.

“As a nation we did what we could, we have suffered a lot of humiliations and We have accepted many bad deals For the sake of our European perspective and integration into NATO, “said Christian Mitskoski, at the Atlantic Council event in Washington dedicated to the future of transatlantic relations in the Western Balkans.

‘Frustration to the citizens of my country is extremely great. I am a witness that at the time we were opposition, in 2018, many people from all over the world, senior EU officials, prime ministers from many powerful NATO countries, presidents, members of the European Commission, visited us and said: just change the name and this At the time you will immediately become a member of NATO, start negotiations with the EU and complete them over 4-5 years and will be made Member of the EU. These 4-5 years passed two years ago and we are in the same situation as 20 years ago, but in the meantime we changed the flag, the currency, the name and everything, ”added Christian Mitskoski.

He noted that his country is facing a new demand for a change in the Constitution and that this does not guarantee certainty in the course of European integration.

“Indicate me a second case in Europe that is a bit similar to ours, I’m not saying about the same. This time we said: If the Pacta Sunt Servanda applies to us, let us apply. If we fulfill our obligations, we are waiting for others to get rid of it, “Mitskoski said, adding:” That is why I am traveling all over the world now to spread the narrative of the Macedonian destiny, which is a typical example of double measures and measures. weights”.

“We must now include a few hundred of our fellow citizens in the preamble to the Constitution, which is a description of our Constitution. We are talking about the Bulgarian community. In our Constitution we have Macedonians, Albanians, Serbs, Turks, Bosnians, Roma and Vlachs, so if you analyze things from this perspective, this is not a great deal. But why include them in the preamble? Maybe we are talking about human rights, maybe someone violates the human rights of the Bulgarian community? Who are we politicians to judge if one’s human rights have been violated? There is an institution in Europe called the Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, which is responsible for judging whether or not one’s human rights have been violated. And what does this institution say in recent years? It was clear: 14 times the human rights of the Macedonian community in Bulgaria were violated and the human rights of the Bulgarian community in Macedonia. Fourteen against zero. How to explain this to the citizens? Why do we do this while we don’t get anything? That’s why we say, because this is not essential, because the negotiations mean reinforcement of institutions, improving the potential of institutions and not resolving bilateral issues, we said we will complete this, but when we complete our negotiations, because we are afraid that this may To turn into an endless case and new and new demands will follow and no one knows when it will end, “her prime minister said. Northern Macedonia.

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