The President of the SONK teachers’ union, Jakim Nedelkov, after tonight’s meeting at the Ministry of Finance, said that there is no short-term solution that will increase by 18.4 percent the salaries of teachers represented by the union.

Unfortunately, no percentage, no numbers were presented on the table and I must say that we are disappointed that we have nothing to convey to the public and to the membership. Obviously, it is not taken seriously that there will be a general strike on April 11, which could have very serious consequences for everyone, Nedelkov said after the meeting.

He pointed out that they do not agree with the assessments that there will be serious consequences for the budget and that it is possible to have inflation if the salaries of the employees are increased as much as SONK requires.

The Minister of Labor and Social Policy Jovanka Trencevska, on the other hand, said that the dialogue continues and that they will try to find a solution by April 11.