VMRO-DPMNE MP Antonio Milososki and SDSM MP Fatmir Bytyqi were among the parliamentarians who were being pressured from China not to attend the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC) Summit.
The Associated Press had insight into a text sent to Milososki, which reads: “I’m Wu, from Chinese Embassy. We heard that you got an invitation from IPAC, will you attend the Conference which will be held next week in Taiwan?” Milososki told Kanal 5 that despite the pressure, he and Bytyqi had decided to attend the event.
“We determine our agenda, as MPs, when it comes to appearing on the international and domestic scene. Any embassies in the country aren’t supposed to determine that. Friendly relations, cooperation between governments of all countries, including with the government of the People’s Republic of China, can continue without such pressures that I consider to be unnecessary,” he stated.
Also, on social media, he said he had met, in the frames of the Summit, with German MP Boris Mijatovic. Bytyqi, too, confirmed, for the 360 Stepeni (360 Degrees) portal, that he had faced pressure.