The PM and Foreign Minister visited North Macedonia and declared the Bulgarian Community a “Priority”

"The Bulgarian community in the Republic of North Macedonia is a real priority," said Prime Minister Kiril Petkov at a meeting at the Consulate General of Bulgaria in Bitola, BTA reported.

He called for hard work on both sides of the border to overcome all problems and make the Balkans a prosperous region.

The Bulgarian delegation met with representatives of Bulgarian organizations in the Republic of North Macedonia. The meeting was attended by Prime Minister Kiril Petkov, Deputy Prime Minister Iliana Yotova, Foreign Minister Teodora Genchovska, her deputy Velislava Petrova, Ambassador to our southwestern neighbor Angel Angelov, MPs from several parliamentary groups and former 44th National Assembly Speaker Tsveta Karayancheva.

"My presence shows the commitment of our government, we must have unity on this issue. It is important for the Bulgarian interest that the RNM is part of the EU, we can not use this topic for domestic political purposes," said Kiril Petkov, who attended the opening of the new club of the Cultural Center "Ivan Mihailov" in Bitola.

According to him, one should not think of pressure from anyone.

"The two governments are working hard on the issue, in Bulgaria, we have set the framework we have, it is important for us that the European future of the RNM be there," added Kiril Petkov. We have very good communication on both sides of the border, said the Bulgarian Prime Minister.

According to the Prime Minister, the more joint activities the two neighboring countries have, the stronger the ties between business and citizens of the two countries, the better for good neighborly relations. The Prime Minister gave an example with the newly opened club of the Ivan Mihailov Cultural...