site.btaBSP Floor Leader: North Macedonia Deputy PM's Language Is Unacceptable between Two Neighbouring People

Commenting on Wednesday's claims by North Macedonia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Transport Minister Aleksandar Nikoloski, BSP Floor Leader Borislav Gutsanov said that his parliamentary group considers such language absolutely unacceptable between two neighbouring people. "I believe that if we are to continue our normal relations, this person should resign, otherwise it will be very hard to have normal relations between two neighbouring countries," he added.

In a televised interview on Wednesday, Nikoloski joined an outcry in his country against the absence of the national flag of North Macedonia in a photo of Presidents Rumen Radev and Gordana Siljanovska during Siljanovska's visit to Bulgaria on September 13. Nikoloski said the hosts were disrespectful to President Siljanovska, calling them "neither civilized nor decent, nor respectful." He also said that his country is being exploited by Bulgarian political parties and President Radev for political gain. His claims caused sharp reactions in Bulgaria.