SkopjeDiem Macedonia in English
In a press conference held on Wednesday, Governmental Spokesperson Mile Bosnjakovski explained why the national anthem was not played during the arrival of the Greek PM Alexist Tsipras to the Government on Tuesday. “Because his plane landed in Skopje later than predicted, and due to the shortened period of time planned for all activities, we had to skip the formal protocol which includes intonation of the anthems of both countries and presence of the national guard of the army for occasions like this,” Bosnjakovski explained. Asked about whether the Macedonian national anthem will undergo changes because of the Prespa Agreement, Bosnjakovski said that the text of the anthem shall remain unchanged. The opposition leader Hristijan Mickoski addressed criticism at the government and PM Zoran Zaev for not playing the national anthem during the arrival of Tsipras.
