Tag: Ohrid Framework Agreement
Macedonia 13.08.22 | 17:18

Pendarovski: Framework Agreement brought peace and stability, preservation of sovereignty and territorial integrity

The leaders of the four then largest political parties, together with President Boris Trajkovski and the EU and the US representatives, 21 years ago in Ohrid signed the Framework Agreement that prevented the further escalation of the conflict and brought peace and stability as prerequisites for further...

Macedonia 13.08.22 | 12:45

21st anniversary of Ohrid Framework Agreement

This year’s celebration of the anniversary of the signing of the Ohrid Framework Agreement, which put an end to the 2001 conflict in the country, began on Friday by awarding certificates to the participants of the School for Young Leaders “Peace Forum Dialogue” by the First Deputy Prime...

Macedonia 13.08.21 | 18:57

VMRO-DPMNE: Ohrid Agreement celebration turned into a party event, that’s why we didn’t attend it

The celebration of the 20 years of the Ohrid Framework Agreement turned into a party event, not a state celebration and that is why VMRO-DPMNE did not attend such a decoration, said the party. The party emphasizes that now is not the time or place for party political promotions in a time of declared...

Macedonia 13.08.21 | 18:49

Osmani: Ohrid Framework Agreement withstood test of time

As the most successful peace agreement in the region, the Ohrid Framework Agreement has withstood the test of time, creating strong social cohesion and a feeling of belonging in the common state, says Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani. The Republic of Macedonia grows into the only functional multiethnic...

Macedonia 13.08.21 | 15:23

We should be proud that the whole world is learning from us, Zaev said on Ohrid Agreement 20th anniversary

We are marking a significant anniversary – of the agreement that secured Macedonia’s peaceful future and further democratic development with equal participation of all its ethnic communities. The agreement laid the foundations on which we, since 2017 as a newly formed government, have been building...

Macedonia 13.08.21 | 15:04

Robertson: Bulgaria should lift blockade of Macedonia’s EU process

There are too many agreements in history, but what people really want is jobs, good education for their children and hope for the future. It must be a step forward from the Ohrid Agreement, it is our duty, former NATO secretary general, Lord George Robertson said Friday addressing the conference in Skopje...

Macedonia 13.08.21 | 14:51

If Zaev was in office in 2001, the war would not have happened, according to Ahmeti

If Zoran Zaev was in office in 2001, what happened would not have happened, commented the leader of DUI, Ali Ahmeti, at Friday’s conference marking the 20th anniversary of the Ohrid Framework Agreement, the organizer of the event, the first deputy prime minister, Artan Grubi, told the audience.  Grubi,...

Macedonia 13.08.21 | 10:13

Zaev to address conference on 20th anniversary of Ohrid Framework Agreement

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev is set to address on Friday the “After Ohrid” conference marking the 20th anniversary of the Ohrid Framework Agreement. The conference is organized by the Ministry of Political System and Inter-Community Relations in cooperation with Columbia University’s Peace Building...

Macedonia 12.08.21 | 17:18

“Cluster Framework Agreement”: Grubi says he is not in charge of checking guests if they are vaccinated

Deputy Prime Minister Artan Grubi says that three weeks ago he sent a request to the Ministry of Health and the Center for Public Health for the implementation of the protocols for the event that will be organized tomorrow at the Aleksandar Palace Hotel on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the...

Macedonia 12.08.21 | 12:57

Half a million euros will be spent for the celebration of Framework Agreement while the Ilinden celebration was undignified

The 20th anniversary of the Framework Agreement that put an end to the military conflict will be spectacularly celebrated on Friday. The DUI party, which emerged from the paramilitary NLA, through the Ministry of Political System and Community Relations is the main organizer of the celebration. Over...

Macedonia 12.08.21 | 12:30

VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski will not attend the Framework Agreement celebration

The celebration of the Ohrid Framework Agreement, instead of a state agenda, became a party-political promotion, VMRO-DPMNE reacts. If they really cared about the spirit of the Framework Agreement, then the money from the celebration would be reallocated and given for the reconstruction of schools in...

Macedonia 11.08.21 | 16:36

Osmani: Ohrid Framework Agreement most successful, it’s shown in everyday life

The Ohrid Framework Agreement is the most successful international mediated treaty in the former Yugoslavia, Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani told reporters at Wednesday’s press conference. If we compare all the peace agreements in the region in the last 20, 30 years, the only agreement that has been...

Macedonia 11.08.21 | 16:19

Grubi cancels the concert, says he doesn’t understand why he is criticized for organizing Ohrid Agreement celebration in the midst of a pandemic

Artan Grubi has canceled a concert to celebrate 20 years since the signing of the Ohrid Framework Agreement, but he does not give up the grand celebration for 300 guests for which he will spend half a million euros. According to the program for marking the Ohrid Framework Agreement, a huge concert is...

Macedonia 13.08.19 | 10:59

Observance of Ohrid Framework Agreement 18. anniversary

Tuesday marks the 18th anniversary of the Ohrid Framework Agreement, which put an end to the 2001 conflict in the country. Following days of negotiations in Ohrid, the OFA was signed in Skopje on 13 August 2001. Then President Boris Trajkovski, former Prime Minister and VMRO-DPMNE leader Ljubco Georgievski,...