The Hague, 25 June 2025 (MIA) - This NATO Summit will be remembered by the unity, the resolve to move together towards a period of peace, because everyone today highlighted that we are seeing an act of reaching a truce and opening a process of negotiations, said President Gordana Siljanovska Davkova on Wednesday, MIA reports from The Hague.

President Siljanovska Davkova said that although a small country, "we act as a credible NATO partner".

"Unlike many others, we allocated two percent of the GDP and this percentage will rise. I noted this can be done gradually and that we remain faithful to this commitment. Nevertheless, the country's financial power must also be considered," Siljanovska Davkova told a press conference in The Hague.

She added that the country would like to see more investments in science and education, but due to the consensus and the commitment and when in a company that shares the same principles and values, the joint decisions muse be respected.

"At the summit, I highlighted my belief in farewell to arms and the need for permanent peace. I said in my speech that 80 years of the UN are observed on June 26, the day when John Kennedy said he was a Berlin citizen but also the day that marked the beginning of the war in former Yugoslavia in the 1990s, which serves as a warning over the importance of the Western Balkans' EU integration. I called for unblocking of the accession process and said it is not only about the enlargement principle and policy, but the fact this would only confirm we are not only historically and culturally part of Europe, but that the region's security is at stake, thus the security of the EU and Europe," said Siljanovska Davkova.

At the meeting sidelines, the President met with counterparts from Estonia, Finland and Czech Republic, adding that her Slovakian colleague would pay an official visit to Skopje very soon. Furthermore, Siljanovska Davkova had a brief meeting with United States President Donald Trump.

"The discussions we had were fruitful, friendly and full of understanding. We discussed the unblocking of our EU accession negotiations. I also met with the Bulgarian PM, who I consider a true gentleman, a decent politician who is ready to talk and enter into dialogue. This is exactly what we need," said Siljanovska Davkova.

My fundamental message is, she added, that instead of seeking for mediation, we should sit down and see where we are going.

"The issues of a present language, present nation is highly problematic not only from a scientific standpoint but also from the aspect of politics. All nations arose in the second half of the 18th and the 19th century, including our nation. It is rather unusual that you now seek to erase what was written in the country's report of (Austrian MEP) Thomas Waitz, if you insist on resurfacing something that is ad acta - talks about nation, language, history. These issues, as values and principles, should not even be on the agenda, but if someone insists on this, then the rapporteur will say this is not a specific nation, language or history but something that is valid for all European nations, because the EU is a union of states-nations. They all have the same status, which means we should also enjoy the same status," said President Siljanovska Davkova.

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