SkopjeDiem Macedonia in English
US Ambassador Kate Marie Byrnes addressed on Friday an open letter to the citizens of North Macedonia in relation with the French proposal for resolution of the bilateral issues between official Skopje and Sofia and start of the EU accession talks for the former. In her letter, Ambassador Byrnes voices support to the citizens and the state for the process of making a decision in favour of the progress of the country. “Your country has reached a historic moment in its long and challenging journey toward its Euro-Atlantic future. Along the way, your path has had its share of roadblocks and delays, and you have faced challenges to the Macedonian language and identity, which are an intrinsic part of who you are as a nation. You made difficult decisions with expectations for advancement, and you now need to make another one. Yet it is because of the challenges you have faced and those you may confront in the future that the United States is encouraging you to move forward with the current EU accession proposal. The choice to move forward is your decision as a sovereign nation – and we know it is a hard one. But it will continue to be your decision throughout your accession process. At the negotiating table, if you feel your concerns are not being addressed, you can make different choices. You need to make a first step in order to get to the second,” Byrnes writes among other things in her open letter, which can be read in full at the following link: https://bit.ly/3nUC1nn.
