Skopje, 28 February 2025 (MIA) – Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Timcho Mucunski, does not expect that the UN resolution on Ukraine, prepared by the United States and co-sponsored by our country, will have any impact on our EU membership.

"Honestly, I do not expect that. The fact is that the allies may sometimes disagree on certain issues, but it is also a fact that the day after this resolution, when the US and France were on opposing sides, President Macron went to the White House to meet with President Trump and stated that France and the United States are always on the right side of history. It is also a fact that some of these member states could have voted against this resolution in the Security Council, and some could have even vetoed it, yet they chose not to," Mucunski told TV21 late Thursday.

Mucunski said that the Ukrainian resolution ceased to be valid under the principle of the EU’s Common Foreign and Security Policy.

"At the moment when the EU lost consensus on the Ukrainian resolution, it was the first resolution that had been submitted. That resolution ceased to be valid under the principle of the EU’s Common Foreign and Security Policy. First, the Ukrainian resolution was introduced, and there was consensus on it, and at that time, we were ready to support it. After that resolution, a second resolution, proposed by the US, followed. In the meantime, consensus within the EU was lost. This means that the resolution is not institutionally supported by the EU," Mucunski said.

He noted that regarding Ukraine, "we have been one of its biggest contributors since the start of this conflict."

"There may have been reactions from some EU member states. It is legitimate for allies and partners to sometimes disagree on certain issues, but when it comes to actions - since actions speak louder than words - what matters is what we do. When it comes to Ukraine, we have been one of the largest contributors per capita since the outbreak of this conflict," Mucunski noted.

Speaking about the country’s EU integration process and Bulgaria’s blockade, he reiterated that we need predictability regarding what we gain in exchange for compromises, as well as an institutional guarantee.

"We often hear from the EU: ‘We promise, but no one can guarantee anything.’ However, if we simply look back at the statements made by EU leaders and many member states during the process of changing our country’s name, we can see a different picture. There are statements we witnessed in closed meetings, as well as many public statements, where they assured us of full NATO membership and an accelerated path to the EU, even specifying a timeframe of 5-6 years, provided we fulfilled our obligations. Now, 5-6 years have passed, and we cannot even open negotiations," Mucunski added.

Therefore, as he pointed out, European leaders and institutions are being made fully aware of the real injustice that has been inflicted on the country.

"Ambassador Michalis Rokas has been a true friend of our country and has demonstrated this in recent months. However, we openly tell him and everyone else that while we trust them as individuals, and even trust the institutional intentions of the European Commission, the European Parliament, and nearly all EU member states, we remain uncertain about Bulgaria’s behaviour. If we look back 6-7 years, we were not even aware that we had such an issue with Bulgaria," Mucunski stated.

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