Macedonian President GordanaSiljanovska-Davkova said Monday the results of the Bulgarian parliamentary elections were expected, noting she would seek a solution to the bilateral dispute together with future Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev in order to unblock the country’s Euro-integration.
“I have met Mr. Radev, I have met him many times. We disagree on many things, but we know how to listen to each other respectfully and conclude that we will seek a solution,” President Siljanovska-Davkova said Monday, responding to a media question after the newly formed party of the former Bulgarian president won the snap parliamentary elections by a landslide.
The effective power in Bulgaria, the president pointed out, is located with the government, with the former president, that is, the future prime minister, who will certainly be given the first mandate to form a government.
“That leaves room for discussion. What is new is the dramatic situation in the world, in an environment of dramatically changed international order, security is gaining importance, the importance, I am talking about the importance of the EU, I am talking about the danger and the need to build resilience to possible factors and actors in the Balkans. Let me remind you, the Balkans have always been a testing ground for the relations of the great powers, a litmus test, it will certainly be so now and I expect the enlargement to be treated not only through the prism of a larger EU, competitive on the global political scene, but also greater security. We have a 100 percent harmonized foreign and security policy with the EU and several countries in the region – Montenegro and Albania, and I expect to see each other to talk, of course with both flags and to search for a new solution,” said Siljanovska-Davkova.
Bulgaria, the Macedonian head of state assessed, is getting a prime minister who enjoys great support, who has great experience and respect from a large number of citizens, and I hope that he will use this to the best possible extent to overcome the problems that Bulgaria is facing, which have accumulated through frequent changes of government. According to the president, on the one hand, this makes him very strong, but on the other, Siljanovska-Davkovaemphasized, when people come to power and can manage things, they sometimes know how to reach for better solutions.
