Our request is to have a comprehensive document that will close all political issues with Bulgaria, the resolution of which will close them once and for all, it is not a Bulgarian request, Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani told TV Telma, when asked whether Macedonia with this view may raise a white flag before the Bulgarian blackmail in the EU integration process.

According to Osmani, the perception that such view announces a shift from the Macedonian positions is wrong, but on the contrary their strengthening.

Regarding what that document would cover and how it would resolve the open issues, Osmani did not want to comment in detail, assessing that the negotiations are in a more critical position and therefore he will refrain from commenting.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs stated that the whole dispute was initiated by disputing the negotiating framework, which of the 27 EU member states is only disputed by Bulgaria, due to the issue of the Macedonian language and the implementation of the 2017 Good Neighborly Agreement, which includes historical issues, hate speech, the issue of rehabilitation of victims of communism and the issue of incorporating the Bulgarian community into the Constitution. According to Osmani, the Macedonian side clearly stated what can and cannot be negotiated.