Xinhua News Agency, Tirana, July 16 (Reporter Zhang Yadong) Skopje News: The North Macedonian Parliament voted on the 16th to approve the French proposal aimed at resolving the dispute between North Malaysia and Bulgaria, which will allow North Malaysia to start the EU accession negotiations as soon as possible. Cleared the way.
After three days of intense debate, the 120-seat parliament of Northern Malaysia voted on the French proposal on the same day, which was passed with 68 votes in favor. Members of the main opposition party, the Democratic Party of National Unity, a revolutionary organization within Macedonia, before the vote. Leave Parliament in protest.
European Commission President von der Leyen said in a speech at the North Malaysian Parliament on the 14th that North Macedonia should seize the opportunity to pass the French proposal through a vote, so that the country will have the opportunity to launch accession negotiations with the European Union next week.
The French proposal clearly protects the interests of Northern Malaysia and resolves the differences between the parties.
North Macedonia became a candidate country for the European Union in 2005.
An intergovernmental meeting between the European Union and Northern Malaysia and Albania on accession was originally scheduled for the end of 2020, but was postponed due to disputes between Bulgaria and Northern Malaysia over issues such as national identity.
In June this year, Bulgaria decided to lift its veto against North Malaysia's accession talks with the EU.
On June 30, French President Emmanuel Macron proposed during the NATO summit held in Madrid, the capital of Spain, that both Northern Malaysia and Bulgaria must make compromises, and that Northern Malaysia should commit to amending the constitution, recognizing the existence of Bulgarian ethnic minorities in Northern Malaysia and taking measures. Protect their rights; North Malaysia renounces hate speech against Bulgaria; North Malaysia pledges to maintain friendly relations with Bulgaria.