As an opposition party, we are kept out of the talks with Bulgaria and don’t have the full information. Clearly the situation is absurd, Bulgaria says that it supports us, but in reality it blocks us, said VMRO-DPMNE official Timco Mucunski on the inconclusive outcome of the summit in Sofia.

Mucunski pointed out to what he called “insulting” position of Bulgaria, to insist that the only right reading of history is its own, and contrasted it to the position of German Chancellor Merkel, who inserted herself as an interlocutor, and asks that history is seen as something that can lead toward the future.

If we do get to a veto, it would be a highly irresponsible step toward the Republic of Macedonia, as it will damage our strategic interest to become an EU member state. It will also have negative implications to the region and will reduce the credibility of the EU, Mucunski said.