The Ohrid Framework Agreement was not an agreement of winners and losers, it was an agreement that gave the country the opportunity to move forward, to develop and to pave the way for future generations. Coexistence does not mean just living next to each other, but also with each other and for each other. Today, we are not looking back to the past to revive old divisions. We are looking back to it to better understand what kept us together, it was emphasized at the event held tonight on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Ohrid Framework Agreement under the auspices of the Ministry of Inter-Community Relations.
Macedonia’s First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of European Affairs BekimSali says that one of the most important lessons of these 25 years since the Ohrid Framework Agreement is that our diversity is not a weakness, or even a challenge, but a value that makes us more valuable and virtuous.
Macedonian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport AleksandarNikoloski says that 25 years is a sufficient period of time to be able to make a realistic historical review of what has happened and what should come before us. The Ohrid Agreement, Nikoloski points out, was not an agreement between winners and losers, it was an agreement with which the state was given the opportunity to move forward, develop and pave the way for future generations.
