Macedonian Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski announced that very soon there will be changes in the composition of the joint historical commission with Bulgaria, BGNES reported.
The Prime Minister stated that the current commission has not "protected the national interests of the Macedonian people".
"Personally, if you ask me, I think that the current joint commission absolutely did not live up to expectations and was not a defender of the national interests of the Macedonian people. Otherwise, yes - it is logical that when you have a new government there should be changes in certain institutions. It's normal with a new government, new people, to have personnel changes. I don't see what's wrong here," said Mickoski, who attended an event on the occasion of Mother Teresa's birthday.
BGNES reminds that the joint commission was created as a result of the signing on August 1, 2017 of the Agreement on Good Neighborliness, Friendship and Cooperation between Bulgaria and North Macedonia and is a key part of the agreement. The blocking of its work by the Macedonian side led to tension in bilateral relations between Skopje and Sofia.
The commission is made up of historians and teachers from both countries. The Macedonian team is led by Academician Dragi Georgiev, a member of the Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts /MANU/ and a professor at the Institute of National History at the University of St. St. Cyril and Methodius" in Skopje. | BGNES
