“We are in a phase, I would say predictable, after the failure of some European Union member states to” give the green light “for the accession negotiations which were one of the very strong motivations for the signing of the Prespa agreement and of course of its ratification by the Parliament of Skopje as well “, stressed Alexandros Mallias, Ambassador in honor of whether the distancing of Northern Macedonia will have an impact on the Prespa agreement.
“Let me say that there is a responsibility of specific countries of the European Union,” he said, noting, among other things, that the Prespa agreement has two peculiarities.
“The first peculiarity is that it applies to you and secondly no one can denounce it,” he said, stressing that this is what the agreement says.
Mr Mallias explained that the motion of censure would be debated on Thursday at 12 noon and that he may not be able to predict that various MPs from Albanian parties would vote, but that which he considers – having been ambassador to Skopje – is highly probable. to happen is that all Albanian parties will make non-denunciation of the Prespa agreement a condition for co-operation with VMRO and Ahmeti’s DUI.
In any case, as Mr. Mallias pointed out, any new government that emerges in Northern Macedonia, if it can not terminate the agreement, if it continues to circumvent it “the measures to restore order, ie cure the agreement are very imperfect.”
This means that she will face specific difficulties in doing so.
“There are three levels,” he said specifically, explaining that as stipulated in the Prespa agreement, Athens first informs the other side that, in its opinion, the agreement is being violated, awaiting a response.
The second level will be the Secretary-General of the United Nations, who with great difficulty – in the opinion of Mr. Mallias – will want to start getting involved with an issue which is formally over.
The third level is the appeal to the International Court of Justice in The Hague, either jointly or only on the part of Greece at the end of one semester – if Northern Macedonia does not agree to this appeal.
The justification of Greece in The Hague, in any case, will take several years, he said.
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