US Official Escobar on North Macedonia’s EU Path

On Tuesday, US Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, Gabriel Escobar, commented on North Macedonia’s EU path.

“I want to start by saying that both North Macedonia and Bulgaria are valued NATO members and Allies. And so, we want a peaceful resolution of any issues, but we encourage dialogue between North Macedonia and Bulgaria to remain based in fact and rooted in a commitment that North Macedonia continues to have an EU perspective.

And I believe that we have assurances from Bulgaria that they do want North Macedonia to be a member of the European Union, so we want to take advantage of those opportunities because North Macedonia should be a full candidate and an immediate candidate for European Union membership,” he said.