Pendarovski for Der Spiegel: Our Plan B is start of accession negotiations by the year-end

Referring to the Prespa Agreement, the newspaper says that Macedonia has seriously taken the fact that the most important principle of Brussels’ policy towards the Western Balkans is peaceful settlement of conflicts and regional cooperation, witnessed by the adding of the geographic qualifier ‘North’ to its name.

“We believe there are no major remarks against the start of accession negotiations, only technical delays. Germany is our most important partner, it was one of the actors in the Prespa Agreement and Berlin is well acquainted with the political situation in the country,” says President Pendarovski.