The statement by the Prime Minister of North Macedonia, Dimitar Kovachevski, that the Macedonian government has not yet received a message that the Bulgarian delegation will take part in the celebration of the 151st anniversary of Gotse Delchev’s birth, was denied by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. from Bulgaria. Affairs, on February 3, reports the Bulgarian National Radio.
The Bulgarian Foreign Ministry said that the Bulgarian Embassy in Skopje has officially informed the North Macedonian authorities that an official Bulgarian delegation headed by Deputy Prime Minister and Acting Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev will lay a wreath and pay tribute to Gotse Delchev’s grave on February 4. Skopje. Three oral notes were also sent, one on February 2 and two more on February 3.
The Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs recalls that the interior ministers of the two countries are in permanent contact. This includes the Bulgarian Embassy in Skopje and the North Macedonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Bulgaria expects the authorities of its southwestern neighbor to ensure unhindered access to the Church of the Holy Savior in Skopje for both the official Bulgarian delegation and Bulgarians who wish to venerate Gotse Delchev’s grave, the Foreign Ministry also says.
Meanwhile, the Prime Minister of the Republic of North Macedonia, Dimitar Kovachevski, called for a dignified celebration of Gotse Delchev’s birthday on February 4, reiterating that “the Ministry of the Interior and the Skopje government will make it possible.”
He called on all those patriotic associations that wanted to use this event for provocations to refrain from such actions that would damage relations with neighboring countries.
Source: Rossa Primavera
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