The president of North Macedonia, Gordana Silianovska, claimed that her nation has largely fulfilled its obligations stemming from the Prespa Settlement, whereas she expressed doubts as as to if the identical might be mentioned for Greece.
“I ask for understanding. Now we have the Prespa Settlement. The Structure of our nation has modified, now we have modified our paperwork each for the skin and for the within, now we have even modified the sewer manholes. However when there are two sides to the Settlement, the opposite facet should additionally present a willingness to cooperate.
The rope has two ends and is normally pulled by two folks. I believe we behaved very responsibly in the direction of the Prespa Settlement, we fulfilled our obligations even earlier than the related deadlines expired, however I’m not certain that Greece did the identical. There you’ll hear “Skopians”, “Skopje”, you will note “FYROM” indicators, however no North Macedonia indicators. To not point out the memorandums of cooperation and particularly the memorandum concerning the method of our nation’s accession to the European Union,” mentioned Gordana Silianovska, in her interview tonight on a Skopje tv station.
Requested to touch upon her motion to name the nation “Macedonia” throughout her swearing-in on Might 12, which provoked sturdy reactions from the Greek facet and was condemned by the EU and the US, Gordana Silianovska reiterated that below Article 7 , par.3 of the Prespa Settlement has the correct to make use of the time period “Macedonia” and claimed, as soon as once more, that it doesn’t violate the Prespa Settlement.
“The title is the largest signal of identification and it comes out of me. I do know what is true, however when the nationwide anthem is sung, folks cry, put their hand over their coronary heart. One thing comparable occurs with the title. I do not perceive how some folks do not realize that with some issues you possibly can’t be so rational, there’s an inseparable connection between the guts and the thoughts. I do not need to upset anybody, however for me it is a part of my habitus. For 60 years it was at all times the Republic of Macedonia. That is what it is all about, with out desirous to be imply,” added the president of North Macedonia.
When requested if within the subsequent 5 years (so long as her time period as president of the Republic lasts) she’s going to keep on with her place and never pronounce the nation’s constitutional title, which is North Macedonia, Gordana Silianovska replied:
You all know that I’m the President of this nation, which in accordance with its Structure is known as that. Why do I’ve to repeat it? Do our Greek colleagues continually name us Hellenic Republic or Greece? No. [… ]. I respect agreements. It isn’t true that we violate them. Another person is violating them.”
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