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ILIYANA YOTOVA
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There is no danger that Bulgaria will turn to the East, the vice president commented
There is no danger that Bulgaria will turn to the East, Bulgaria can be a more active player in the EU and NATO, commented Vice President Iliana Yotova in the BNT program “Panorama”. According to her, in the European Union every country is equal, has the right to its own analysis and proposals. “Those who suggest this (about the turn to the East) are Eastern-minded. The Bulgarian voice must be heard. Let us not question our choice.”
Asked if an official cabinet was being prepared for the presidency, she said the president was used to it, but it was the last resort. “Until then, we must find the strength to overcome the confrontation and find good solutions for Bulgaria,” she said.
Asked about the burning Bulgarian center in Bitola, she said the story would not end soon.
“This is a natural result of this policy, this language of hatred, the desecration of historical monuments,” Yotova said. part of former Bulgaria. Erasing murals, desecrating military cemeteries, another question is how we look to the future. ” Asked what would happen if the French president guaranteed the fulfillment of the Bulgarian conditions for Northern Macedonia, she answered: “What does it mean for a president to be a guarantor? We have not seen it, it is not a draft of any document. it is more unpleasant that we are learning about it from the Foreign Minister of Northern Macedonia, and in about a week there will be a meeting with all the Member States if this French proposal is presented there – well, not to mention rumors.
In the autumn of 2019 we had to present our conditions, but then Bulgaria was silent. It was difficult to explain why we are now coming back to all this. When the President raised the issue of the rights of Bulgarians there again, our partners realized that something was wrong.
I have a fear that in all this political crisis that is taking shape in the country, the Prime Minister will decide to ignore the opinion of the others and cancel the veto (over Northern Macedonia). “
Asked about her attitude to the war, Yotova said that her generation was used to peace and took it for granted.
“Russia has made the war return to Europe,” she said. countries, Poland on the one hand, on the other – Germany, Italy, who believe that the solution is through negotiations, through diplomacy. If you ask me, I choose the second option. ”
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