Skopje, 7 October 2022 (MIA) – Today’s protests over the opening of Bulgarian club “Tsar Boris III” in Ohrid ended without major violations of the public order and peace, and contrary to speculation, there were no attempts for conflict with the police, says Minister of Interior Oliver Spasovski. “I understand the protest of the citizens. Personally, I condemn the opening of such a club in North Macedonia, especially in Ohrid. Why? Because our country was born on the benefits of the people’s struggle for freedom in World War II. We foster those benefits because in that way we keep our country. I am a follower of those policies and think it is absolutely unacceptable to promote figures who had been part of the fascism movement,” Minister Spasovski told Makfax. Asked about the effect of the current events and the continued provocations from Bulgaria by using controversial names from Bulgarian history on the country’s security, Spasovski says there is no threat for serious violations, since these are marginalized groups. “A vast majority of Macedonian citizens don’t support this,” says Spasovski. He adds it is illogical that Bulgaria demands they are not called fascists, in spite of the historical facts they had been on the side of fascism during a certain period, which on the other hand does not correspond with these events they want to promote in North Macedonia. “One doesn’t fit with the other! We must turn to the future, we must have a vision for the future of the country and its citizens. Retrograde processes lead to no good for those living in North Macedonia,” underlines Spasovski.