a few seconds agoBulgaria's president: French Proposal Best
Periskopi(4 years ago)
(4 years ago)Bulgaria's president, Rumen Radev, came in favour of the French proposal for resolving disputes with Northern Macedonia. He said the Macron formula contains much of Sofia's basic requirements and that it would have been much more successful if Bulgarian politicians had paid more attention to this process. [...]
He said the Macron formula contains much of Sofia's basic requirements and that it would have been much more successful if Bulgarian politicians had paid more attention to this process.
The head of state recalled that he has long insisted that Macedonian Bulgarians be included in the Constitution of Northern Macedonia.
The French proposal was approved in the Bulgarian Parliament, with several additional conditions. It already rests with the government to sign and remove vetoes against northern Macedonia, allowing Albania to start EU membership negotiations as well.
But Skopje has rejected the Macron formula, arguing it does not guarantee protection for Macedonian national identity and Macedonian.
