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Outgoing Bulgarian Foreign Minister Teodora Genchovska told reporters in Parliament on Wednesday that Bulgaria will take action against hate speech in the Republic of North Macedonia, “as we have always done.”
According to Genchovska, the measures will be diplomatic, such as calling the person in charge to a meeting, handing over a note of protest, etc.
There were protests in Skopje on Tuesday evening against the EU’s proposal for the North Macedonia negotiation framework. The French proposal was aimed at unblocking the start of Skopje’s accession talks to the EU, in exchange for the EU guaranteeing the fulfillment of the conditions set by Sofia. The Bulgarian Parliament voted on June 24 to lift the veto against the Republic of North Macedonia, provided that certain conditions are met.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs of North Macedonia announced that 47 policemen were injured during the protests in front of the Parliament building in Skopje, which escalated. Molotov cocktails, traffic signs and rocks were thrown at buildings and police by protesters.
Even the Foreign Ministry in Skopje condemned the violent and inappropriate acts of some of the protesters. “Taking into account the right of all citizens to freely express their indignation or disagreement by protesting, we believe that there is no justification for spreading hate speech, insulting chants, and inciting tensions,” the Ministry’s announcement said. Wednesday.
“They just have to convince the public [në Maqedoninë e Veriut] what should be done regarding the proposal of the French Presidency of the Council of the EU”, said the Bulgarian Foreign Minister.
Genchovska pointed out that many of the EU member countries have started talking about the separation of the Republic of North Macedonia from Albania on their way to EU membership. “This is a process based on concrete results. Everything depends only on them”, she said, commenting on the European integration of Skopje.
Genchovska was heard by the Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Policy in a closed-door meeting.
After the meeting of the Council of Ministers earlier in the day, Genchovska, in response to a journalist’s question about the situation in the Republic of North Macedonia, said that such reactions are quite disturbing in a democratic country.
“Let’s give them the opportunity to explain to their society what this package is,” she said, adding: “What we can do from our side is not to speculate on their media posts. The Bulgarian position is clear”.
Bulgaria is closely following the decision of its National Assembly. Colleagues from the Republic of North Macedonia have several ways to go procedurally, to pass the documents through the Council of Ministers and their Parliament, Genchovska added./KosovaPress/
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