Bulgaria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomes Macedonia’s Parliament decision to ratify friendship treaty

The Bulgarian Foreign Ministry welcomed Monday the decision of the Macedonian Parliament to ratify the Treaty of Friendship, BTA reports.

The ratification confirms the will to foster good-neighbourly relations which are an important element of the European perspective of all countries in the Western Balkans, Bulgaria’s MoFA said in statement.

Bulgaria will continue its active support for Macedonia’s European integration. This is a strategic choice of Bulgaria also upheld in the priorities of its EU Presidency, the statement reads.

It further notifies that the Treaty of Friendship, Good-neighborliness and Cooperation between Bulgaria and Macedonia is underpinned by shared European values which make the region more unified and stronger.