Skopje, 16 June 2023 (MIA) – Prime Minister Dimitar Kovachevski welcomed the adoption of the resolution in the German Bundestag affirming the Macedonian culture, language and identity. In an interview for Kanal 5 on Friday, Kovachevski said the decision is a confirmation of the unequivocal support for North Macedonia’s EU membership with its identity, language, culture and history as part of the overall mosaic of European culture.

“This is an absolutely great decision by the German Bundestag, a decision which I announced. I am glad that the German Bundestag adopted the resolution,” said the Prime Minister.

Kovachevski voiced regret over the lack of support for the resolution from VMRO-DPMNE’s sister and partner parties.

“Our opposition should consider whether they really tried to present the positions of our country to their partners in the Bundestag or whether they did the opposite with politicians from their sister parties from other countries, as there are unconfirmed reports. However, ultimately the satisfaction remains that North Macedonia has the support of one of the most significant and largest countries in Europe and the world, when it comes to our identity and EU membership. We will receive an affirmation from another country as well, also one of the largest countries in the world, it is not a part of the EU, but there will be affirmations from other EU countries too,” said Kovachevski.

The Prime Minister said resolutions like these affirm the truth about the country’s history, culture and identity.

“In this way, they are all unequivocally demonstrating support for our country at this geopolitical moment and affirm the truth about our history, culture and identity, showing the citizens that we have a lot of friends in the world, mainly in Europe, who are committed to the same values as us,” said Kovachevski in the interview.

In the interview, the Prime Minister thanked the German Social Democratic Party, the Greens and the Free Democratic Party for the adopted resolution.

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