Asked by an Al Jazeera journalist whether the adjective “North” in the new name of the country bothers him, President Stevo Pendarovski admitted that it does, but that he will get used to it over time.

It bothers me as I suppose it bothers all Macedonians, all citizens of this country. And even today I can’t get used to it. Maybe over time I will, says the president in an Al Jazeera show.

The Al Jazeera show will premiere on Monday.