• Monday, 23 December 2024
MIA FLASH
15:00/24 July/2021 Ohrid – Whatever the decision is of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee regarding the status of the Ohrid region, it is our cultural heritage and natural treasure that we must preserve, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said Saturday. The UNESCO World Heritage Committee, which is holding its 44th session in the Chinese city of Fuzhou, is yet to decide on the future status of the Ohrid region. Skopje – A total of 487,975 people were vaccinated until Friday. 5,977 people received their first dose yesterday with a total of 17,085 being vaccinated, the Health Ministry said Saturday. Skopje – Deputy Prime Minister for European Affairs Nikola Dimitrov on Saturday as part of the informal meeting in Brdo pri Kranju held several separate meetings with EU ministers for European affairs and foreign affairs, who as General Affairs Council representatives have been discussing and deciding as regards the enlargement policy. Skopje – According to data of the Public Health Institute from the past 24 hours, North Macedonia on Saturday recorded 37 new COVID-19 infections after 4,264 tests were conducted. There were no deaths in the same time period. Geneva – The SARS-COV-2 Delta variant of concern is moving fast across Europe and has now become the most dominant strain across much of the region, based on new data according to WHO/Europe. Zagreb – The European Commission has taken note of High Representative Valentin Inzko’s decision on changes to Bosnia’s criminal code banning and punishing with imprisonment the denial of war crimes, including the Srebrenica genocide, saying revisionism and genocide denial contradict European values. Rome – The G20 ministers responsible for climate, energy and environment were unable to agree on more ambitious targets for the implementation of the Paris Agreement in talks in Naples on Friday.