Bulgarian Foreign Ministry: 'The French offer' remains the valid roadmap for Republic of North Macedonia's EU accession

In connection with successive public statements by the Prime Minister of the Republic of North Macedonia, the Foreign Ministry once again reminds that the European Consensus of July 2022, endorsed by all EU member states as well as by Skopje, remains the valid roadmap for the progress of the neighbouring country in its accession process. This is what the Foreign Ministry said in a statement, reports BGNES.

"It is perplexing that the commitments made by the Republic of North Macedonia are perceived by its Prime Minister as "interference in its internal affairs". We see such suggestions as yet another attempt to circumvent the commitments and divert public attention from the lack of reforms," the Foreign Ministry stated.

"Once again, the Prime Minister of the Republic of North Macedonia has demonstrated a lack of understanding of the rulings of the European Court of Human Rights. In this way, voluntarily or involuntarily, he launches manipulative and false theses, which could also be seen as a real interference in the internal affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria," the Foreign Ministry is adamant. | BGNES