Skopje, 10 September 2024 (MIA) - Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski speaking about the constitutional amendments called for an end of the bilateralization of the Euro-integrations process. In a TV interview on Tuesday, Mickoski said the issue isn’t a matter of whether the citizens or politicians are willing to adopt the constitutional amendments, but whether there is a willingness in Brussels to solve it.

“The citizens, the political parties have demonstrated their will on many occasions, the question is whether there is a will in Brussels to solve this issue, because if there is a will in Brussels, then there is a way too. The Euro-integration process is a two-way street, we must have a two-way street... We have a completely harmonized foreign policy with that of the EU, security policy, we are continuously following the processes led by the EU, but, unfortunately, in the past two and a half decades there are many challenges and these challenges are artificial. These challenges always target and affect the Macedonian identity... Concessions have been made at the expense of the Macedonian identity, and, in that sense, I urge that the bilateralization of the Euro-integration process ends,” Mickoski told Alsat-M in an interview.

Unfortunately, he said, some member states are trying to inject as many bilateral problems as possible into the process.

“And so, we are discussing how to solve the capacities of the institutions in our country, while we are solving issues from the 11th, 12th century,” the PM said.

Mickoski said he would travel to Brussels on September 19, where the Government’s proposal for a solution will be announced. He said the Government wouldn’t enter any processes naively, without a clear plan or guarantees.

“And that clear plan and clear guarantee must be founded on a clear message and clear achievements. We can no longer embark on processes without predictable conclusions, and that’s why we are a constructive partner in the process and call for discussions with the Government in Sofia. We have our proposal, and we’ve spoken about it publicly. The proposal for delayed implementation is logical, let’s finish negotiations and then let’s see what we do,” Mickoski said, adding the Government is ready to discuss and find a solution.

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