The reaction of Athens was caused by the swearing in of the president of North Macedonia Gordana Silianovska, who in a special session of the Parliament called the country “Macedonia”.
In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs emphasizes that this act blatantly violates the Prespa Agreement as well as the Constitution of the neighboring country, which has been harmonized with its international obligations.
At the same time, the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs categorically states that further progress in its bilateral relations with North Macedonia as well as the latter’s European path depend on the full implementation of the Prespa Agreement.
The announcement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
During her swearing-in today in the Parliament, and despite the fact that the official text of the oath dictated to her referred to the country as “North Macedonia”, the new President of the Republic of North Macedonia, Mrs Silianovska-Davkova, chose to call her country “Macedonia”.
This act blatantly violates the Prespa Agreement as well as the Constitution of the neighboring country, which has been harmonized with its international obligations. The Greek government, despite the objections it had expressed as an opposition during the ratification of the agreement, respected it as a ratified international treaty that takes precedence over any other provision of law.
Greece, in this context, categorically states that further progress in its bilateral relations with North Macedonia as well as the latter’s European course depend on the full implementation of the Prespa Agreement and above all on the use of the country’s constitutional name.
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