Economou on CNN Greece: Athens demands proper implementation of the Prespa Agreement
Invited by CNN Greece to comment on Mickoski’s position Giannis Oikonomou He stressed: “One understands that our choice not to rush to ratify the memoranda in the past, is a choice that proves to be de facto correct and appropriate given that the memoranda are a control mechanism of the agreement.”
On the other hand, Mr. Economou underlined that: “The government does not interfere in the proposals and internal issues which are currently in progress in Northern Macedonia “.
The answer of the government representative in detail:
“Or it is not going to get involved in the proposals and internal issues that are currently underway in Northern Macedonia. “Beyond that, one understands that our choice not to rush to ratify the memoranda of the previous period, is a choice that proves to be de facto correct and appropriate, given that the memoranda are a mechanism for checking the agreement correctly.”
Diplomatic sources, however, reported the prism of concern under which what is happening in the northern neighbor. In any case, what was clarified by a high-ranking official is summed up in the message: pacta sunt servanda.
The inflammatory statements
It is recalled that the leader of the largest opposition party in Northern Macedonia, in a televised interview on Sunday night and while discussing the formation of the government or resorting to early ballot boxes for inflammatory statements. Christian Mickoski said that he would never use the geographical designation for the name of his country, as required by the provisions of the Prespa Agreement.
“You can not expect me to repeat like him Zoran Zaef the identification (s.s .: North). This is never going to do. However, the Prespa agreement, which brings with it a specific reality in Macedonia – we are part of this Parliament, we participate in elections in the country, we are part of a reality which unfortunately was adopted by Zoran Zaef – we can not ignore it, we can not “We are hypocrites and say it is not true,” said Christian Mickowski.
At the same time on Sunday, Christian Mickoski had given deadline 24 hoursto the Prime Minister Zoran Zaef to submit his resignation differently and with the part of the majority that he claims to have in the parliament you will submit a motion of censure.