“In 2022, I expect to reach a mutually acceptable solution with Bulgaria,” he added

The Macedonian government’s special observer for resolving the dispute between the Skopje and Sofia authorities, Vlado Buckov, is convinced that in the coming months Bulgaria will lift the blockade on starting talks on the Republic of Northern Macedonia’s EU membership.

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“In 2021, for 8 months Bulgaria did not have a regular government. You have had three parliamentary and one presidential elections in the country. “This has given a serious result to our efforts to find a mutually acceptable solution and to lift the blockade on our path to the EU,” Buchkov said.

“The deadline for the work of these working groups, which will be filled with intensive meetings, can be shortened. I am convinced of that, but the situation will be clearer after the meeting of the new Macedonian Prime Minister Dimitar Kovachevski with his famous Bulgarian counterpart Kiril Petkov, which is scheduled for the month of January, “Buckovski told the local website Lokalno.

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“In 2022 I expect to reach a mutually acceptable solution with Bulgaria. The decision, which will be based on mutual respect and will be sustained. The Bulgarian blockade will be lifted. The start of negotiations with the EU will finally be a reality, “Buckovski added.

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