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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...
Macedonia 05.09.21 | 16:10

Minister Osmani suspended the diplomat charged with helping Serzh Sargsyan’s brother flee Armenia

Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani said that he has suspended diplomat Mile Milenkoski and removed him from his post as deputy chief of Macedonia’s mission in OSCE, following his arrest in Serbia. Milenkoski was held by Serbian police on an Armenian warrant, where he is charged with helping the brother...
Macedonia 03.09.21 | 21:31

Osmani: The Albanian diaspora will be counted along with the residents in the census

In a TV interview, Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani said that the census, which the Zaev regime plans to hold in September, will count emigrants as if they are actual residents. If you remember the divisive issue of the 2011 interrupted census was how to register those who don’t live here. Then the agreement...
Macedonia 17.08.21 | 22:43

Osmani: Turns out we need a political Government in Sofia to negotiate with after all

It became apparent that it will require a political Government in Bulgaria to overcome the differences, said Foreign minister Bujar Osmani. Osmani previously insisted that even the caretaker Government that has ran Bulgaria since April will be able to negotiate an agreement that will have Bulgaria lift...
Macedonia 16.08.21 | 17:13

Osmani: 25 Macedonian citizens are being evacuated by US flight from Kabul, 50 more are waiting their turn

Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani said that 25 Macedonian citizens who worked in Afghanistan are being evacuated from the country from the Kabul airport using an American plane. Additional 25 will be evacuated as soon as possible. There are about 50 citizens who were at the Kabul airport this morning. Of...
Macedonia 02.07.21 | 10:35

Osmani confirms that Macedonia is asked to make a statement of non-denial as Bulgaria declares its positions before the EU

Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani confirmed that the idea being reviewed with Bulgaria is that the two countries make separate, side-by-side statements, in which Bulgaria will present its positions, while Macedonia will not oppose them. Osmani insisted that Bulgaria did not fully reject this proposal, put...
Macedonia 23.06.21 | 11:57

Osmani denies reports that the national symbols are being changed, but insists that the anthem is “not inclusive”

Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani denied the comments from his party leader Ali Ahmeti that Macedonia needs to change the national symbols, to reflect its multi-ethnic character. Ahmeti recently said that he is in advanced talks with Zoran Zaev on changing the national anthem, and that the flag and the coat...
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