Skopje, 12 June 2023 (MIA) – Partnership is a two-way street and we expect to be treated as such by our partner, the EU. We won’t accept the constitutional amendments under Bulgarian dictate, contained in the proposal accepted by SDSM and DUI’s Government. Constitutional amendments in effect after successfully completed negotiations and EU membership, this is VMRO-DPMNE’s last and final position, said the party in a press release Monday.

In the press release, VMRO-DPMNE noted that if the EU truly wants it, this would be an excellent position for compromise and continuation of the process.

“We encourage the European Council to seriously consider VMRO-DPMNE’s position, so that we can enable a future for the Macedonian citizens together, with safeguarded dignity and identity,” said VMRO-DPMNE.

The party stressed they weren’t a part of the process with which, they said, “the problem was created and the so-called French proposal was accepted.”

“Despite not being a part of the problem created by SDSM and DUI’s Government, VMRO-DPMNE, as a state-building party, has tried on several occasions to solve the issue, and we are fully aware of the attacks of political scavengers heavily sponsored by SDSM and DUI’s Government,” said VMRO-DPMNE in the press release.

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