Macedonian Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski has said he expected increasing international recognition of the government’s consistent policy after the UN Human Rights Committee concluded Bulgaria had violated freedom of association. However, he noted, I don’t believe that our eastern neighbor could change its position without a strong and robust action by Brussels and major EU member countries.
Mickoski pointed out that, in his opinion, Macedonia has been receiving more and more international confirmation of its positions in the past, but that this does not mean an automatic change in Bulgaria’s positions.
The Prime Minister also criticized what he called “soft tissue” policies in the past that were led by SDSM, assessing that they contributed to, as he said, concessions regarding the Macedonian identity.
“Anyone who believes that changing the Constitution or making concessions will solve the problems is lying. This is either a misunderstanding of politics or a conscious rejection of national interests,” Mickoski stressed.
According to the Macedonian PM, without a clear and coordinated position from the European Union, no change in relations can be expected, although such decisions, as he said, strengthen the country’s position on the international stage.
