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The Commissioner of the European Union for Enlargement, Oliver Varhelyi, welcomed the signing of the protocol for overcoming the differences between Skopje and Sofia.
“I welcome the Bilateral Protocol signed between Bulgaria and North Macedonia. This paves the way for #CZPRES to convene the first IGC for North Macedonia and Albania to open accession negotiations with the EU. Europe moves forward! #StrongerTogether”writes Varhelyi.
The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of North Macedonia and Bulgaria, Bujar Osmani and Teodora Gençovska, signed on Sunday in Sofia the protocol that foresees the procedures and dynamics of overcoming the differences between them, which are part of the French proposal. The content of the protocol has not been published.
The Foreign Minister of North Macedonia, Bujar Osmani, said that they had a constructive and essential conversation about the work of the five groups and, according to him, the protocol shows that a lot has been done and everyone involved has invested as much as possible to have projects , memoranda and documents that strengthen relations between the two countries.
According to Osman, a new chapter in order for cooperation to be closer and based on trust.
The Foreign Minister of Bulgaria, Teodora Gençovska, said that the meeting was useful and progress was noted in all sectors.
According to her, “now what has been agreed remains to be fulfilled, which requires serious commitment from both countries”.
Gençovska said that Bulgaria is the country that strongly supports the European integration of North Macedonia and Albania.
The Macedonian Assembly approves the French proposal, negotiations will open next week
With the signing of the protocol, the way is opened for holding the first intergovernmental political conference of North Macedonia and the EU.
The joint intergovernmental commission is part of the obligations arising from the Treaty of Friendship, Good Neighborliness and Cooperation signed between the two countries in 2017.
The signing of the protocol comes a day after the Assembly of North Macedonia approved the French proposal, which paves the way for the integration of Skopje in the EU. After the approval, EU officials warned that negotiations for membership in the bloc for Skopje and Tirana will be opened next week.
For almost two years, Bulgaria, a member state of the EU, maintained its veto on the start of negotiations between the bloc and Skopje, due to disagreements regarding Macedonian history and language.
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