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Macedonia 03.04.22 | 15:12

Osmani blames unnamed “people and institutions” in Macedonia of working against his deal with Bulgaria, being in league with Russia

During a press briefing, Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani alleged that unnamed people and institutions in Macedonia were making calls to Bulgaria to ask that no agreement is reached between the two countries. According to Osmani, the position was that Macedonia is facing early elections and any agreement...
Macedonia 03.04.22 | 13:36

Osmani: We already agreed to jointly honor historic figures with Bulgaria, the issue now is how to teach this in schools

Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani said that a decision between Macedonia and Bulgaria to jointly honor medieval historic figures such as Tsar Samoil, saints Cyril and Methodius and St. Clement of Ohrid was made. It seems that this will be the focus of the discussions between Macedonian and Bulgarian historians...
Macedonia 04.03.22 | 19:36

FM Osmani believes that the Government is handling the economic crisis well

Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani told MIA that he believes the Government is handling the growing economic crisis and shortages well. Macedonia faced fuel lines yesterday evening, and many stores were partially empty as the end of a price freeze orded prompted retailers to pull products until new, higher...
Macedonia 05.02.22 | 22:06

Osmani: The Zaev – Borisov treaty prevents Macedonia from raising the Macedonian minority issue in Bulgaria

During a news briefing today, Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani explained that Macedonia no longer has the right to support the rights and interests of ethnic Macedonians in Bulgaria and Greece. Osmani said that the case with Bulgaria is due to the Friendship Treaty signed by Zoran Zaev and Boyko Borisov...
Macedonia 05.02.22 | 13:47

Osmani: Four fifths of the talks with Bulgaria will be about the future

During a press briefing today, Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani said that the bulk of the renewed negotiations with Bulgaria will be about the future, not the past. Prime Ministers Dimitar Kovacevski and Kiril Petkov agreed to set up four new commissions, that will negotiate infrastructure, economy, culture...
Macedonia 28.01.22 | 09:55

Foreign Minister Osmani will discuss the dispute with Bulgaria in the Parliament

Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani is expected to discuss the latest developments in the dispute with Bulgaria before the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Macedonian Parliament today. The remarks will likely be closed to the public, and the opposition expects to hear answers from Osmani about what exactly...
Macedonia 27.01.22 | 14:35

Foreign Minister Osmani asked to testify on the state of negotiations with Bulgaria before the Parliament tomorrow

The Foreign Affairs Committee of the Macedonian Parliament will meet tomorrow to discuss the growing dispute with Bulgaria. Committee Chairman Antonio Milososki called Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani to attend, and specifically to provide the written answers that Macedonia sent to a list of six demands...
Macedonia 07.01.22 | 17:48

Minister Osmani attended the NATO meeting on Ukraine

Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani attended the emergency online meeting of the NATO council that was held to discuss the tensions with Russia. Osmani said that Macedonia fully supports the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine and that he expects all disputes to be resolved peacefully. NATO blames...
Macedonia 03.01.22 | 18:36

Foreign Minister Osmani tries to push more changes to the law through Parliament as he attempts to handpick the team of diplomats in OSCE

Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani is pushing a new set of changes to the law on diplomats, all as part of his attempt to create an outsized mission in Vienna ahead of the Macedonian Presidency with OSCE in 2023. Osmani’s initial proposal was to introduce a completely arbitrary condition for sending...
Macedonia 29.12.21 | 15:11

A year ago Bulgaria made two unacceptable demands, Foreign Minister Osmani reveals

Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani revealed that Bulgaria offered to lift its veto against Macedonia’s EU accession talks, if Macedonia accepts that the Macedonian language originates from the Bulgarian, and that the Macedonian nation stems from the period of liberation struggle against the Ottoman...
Macedonia 15.12.21 | 15:32

Kosovan President Osmani would cooperate in Zaev’s planned review of the Kumanovo terrorist attack trial

Kosovan President Vjosa Osmani and Stevo Pendarovski discussed today the plan by the Zaev regime to reopen several extremely divisive criminal cases – including the 2015 attack by a group of Albanian terrorists on the city of Kumanovo and the 2012 massacre of five Macedonians, including four youngsters,...
Macedonia 15.12.21 | 09:48

Foreign Minister Osmani believes that six months is too long time to wait for the Bulgarian veto to be lifted

Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani criticized the announcement from Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov, that there will be six months of negotiations before Bulgaria can decide whether it will allow Macedonia to open EU accession talks. The European Council yesterday could not agree to open accession talks...
Macedonia 10.12.21 | 22:49

Foreign Minister Osmani now hopes that the accession talks date will be given sometime in January

With the certain failure of the push to get Macedonia to open its EU accession talks in December, Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani told Telma TV that he sees a chance in January. The European Council holds a summit on Tuesday, and it is clear that Bulgaria will keep its veto against Macedonia, and block...
Macedonia 24.11.21 | 20:38

Despite the renewed Bulgarian veto, Foreign Minister Osmani says Macedonia will keep pushing

Macedonian Foreign Affairs Minister Bujar Osmani told the BGNES agency that new efforts will be made in an attempt to break the Bulgarian veto against Macedonia’s EU accession talks, even after officials in Sofia announced that the veto holds. Macedonia was hoping that with a new majority in the...
Macedonia 16.11.21 | 17:45

As Minister Osmani visits Brussels, EU Commission says it hopes Macedonia and Albania will be able to open accession talks soon

EU Enlargement officials told TV24 that the Commission remaisn dedicated to seeing Macedonia and Albania open their EU accession talks as soon as possible. The statement was given after Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi met with Macedonian Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani in Brussels. Osmani also met with the...
Macedonia 03.11.21 | 15:55

Foreign Minister Osmani says there should be no early elections

Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani reiterated the DUI party position that the Zaev Government should remain in place. Osmani spoke after VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski called for early elections, in light of the collapse of Zoran Zaev’s political career. All the coalition partners said that they...
Macedonia 19.10.21 | 10:35

Despite Zaev’s local election defeat, DUI insists that the ruling coalition is stable

Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani insisted that the Zaev led ruling coalition is stable, despite the devastating defeat it suffered in the local elections. Zaev’s SDSM party is on the verge of losing all major urban centers, except for his stronghold of Strumica, and DUI is in for a big fight to keep...
Macedonia 07.10.21 | 13:06

Osmani quickly agrees to the Bulgarian request for changes in the Macedonian Constitution – insists that with it, Bulgaria is dropping its claim on the Macedonian nation

Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani promptly agreed to the Bulgarian demand that the Bulgarian nation is added to the Macedonian Constitution. This demand is not contrary to our interests, because I think that, with it, Bulgaria is moving away from its irrational position (that the Macedonians and Bulgarians...
Macedonia 15.09.21 | 16:33

Foreign Minister Osmani tries to save face after the “Armenia Scandal” marred Macedonia’s future OSCE chairmanship

Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani announced that he is greatly increasing the size of Macedonia’s mission in OSCE – to unprecedented 15 diplomats – in an attempt to salvage Macedonia’s chairmanship of OSCE in 2023. What was supposed to be a major victory for the diplomacy was marred...
Macedonia 09.09.21 | 10:14

Foreign Ministry revokes passports of diplomats involved in the “Armenia Scandal”

Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani announced that he has suspended the diplomatic passports two of three diplomats involved in the Armenia Scandal. Osmani also said that one of the diplomats has by now retired, and the other is on vacation and is not coming to the Ministry. The third diplomat involved in...
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