North Macedonia's Osmani: EU Negotiating Framework Shields Against Bulgarian Demands

North Macedonia’s Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani affirmed that Bulgaria's potential future demands on his country would not disrupt its European Union (EU) accession negotiations, highlighting the EU's framework as a barrier against such issues. Osmani made these remarks during a joint news conference with Albanian Foreign Minister Igli Hasani, prior to a meeting of the US-Adriatic Charter Partnership Commission.

Responding to comments made by Bulgarian Foreign Minister Mariya Gabriel about Sofia's conditions for unblocking North Macedonia's EU accession talks, Osmani emphasized that the EU summit document excluded additional demands beyond the negotiating framework....