29 minutes agoBulgarian diplomat: Pushing Albania, Northern Macedonia towards Russia, Turkey, Iran
Periskopi(7 years ago)
(7 years ago)Postponing the opening of negotiations for EU membership of Northern Macedonia and Albania is not in Bulgaria's interest, former Bulgarian Foreign Affairs Minister Solomon Passy, quoted by INA, has declared. The man who has kept the reins of Bulgarian diplomacy in his hands recalls the beginning of this process with him [...]
Postponing the opening of negotiations for EU membership of Northern Macedonia and Albania is not in Bulgaria's interest, former Bulgarian Foreign Affairs Minister Solomon Passy, quoted by INA, has declared.
The man who has held the reins of Bulgarian diplomacy in his hands recalls that the beginning of this process with both countries “is being captured for the third time”.
After French President Emmanuel Macron's veto, Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin must have ordered a glass of champagne. To what do we push Macedonia and Albania? Are we pushing them into the hands of Russia, Turkey, Iran? Just remember what President Putin did to prevent Macedonia on its way to NATO”, Passy said.
The former chief of Bulgarian diplomacy appears quite directly in his statements when he says he believes serious efforts are made for Serbia to remain in the realm of Russian influence.
“What we can do with Macroni and his irrational decision, Pasi asks, which adds that current foreign affairs minister Ekaterina Zahareva may make efforts to convince him to change his mind.
According to him, Bulgaria has no interest whatsoever that northern Macedonia, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo “turn back”. “Albania and Northern Macedonia will one day become members of the European Union, but there is a question of what speed this will take place”, the former minister has added.
