Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski said that talks with Bulgaria are advancing well but that he will inform the public about the outcome only after some progress is finalized.

Once there is a document that is acceptable to both sides, it will be shared with the institutions and with the public, Kovacevski said. He warned that there are individuals who want to make relations between the two countries worse, which explains the secrecy.

According to Kovacevski, the Russian aggression on Ukraine shows that Europe needs to be united and strong, and this should start with neighboring countries.

Bulgaria continues to block Macedonia’s EU accession talks and demnands that a long list of its conditions are met – conditions that intrude against the Macedonian national identity.