Zaev: We cannot implement the Prespa Agreement, we freeze it

"There is a link between the implementation of the Agreement and the opening and closing of accession chapters. Especially for domestic use in some cases. There is a connection, because our Greek friends have accepted that we can do it because of the future that North Macedonia has with the European Union. In this context, too, the Prespa Agreement cannot be implemented. Part of it will freeze because it cannot be implemented. We will try to implement some provisions, but the two are interlinked because the process of exchanging chapters means we will surrender our national sovereignty to the European Union," said Zoran Zaev. "The European perspective is the only perspective for the country and the Western Balkans, because otherwise the developments will be unpleasant both for the region and for the whole of the Old Continent," Zoran Zaev also told Euronews.

And he added: "If the star lights on the EU flag go off, then there will be darkness here, and in the darkness we will lose ourselves. Because if there is a positive ground for radicalization, with the return of nationalism, this will cause great damage for all the Balkans. And when the Balkans have a problem, then Europe will have a problem. "

The Prime Minister of North Macedonia warned that the European perspective is the only option for his country and in general for the Western Balkans, because otherwise the developments would be unpleasant both for the region and for the whole of the continent.

It is noted that Zoran Zaef will not be attending the 4th Euro-Arab Summit in Athens. Although initially among the speakers at the Summit and even on the same panel as Kyriakos Mitsotakis on the Western Balkans' perspective and cooperation with the Arab countries, the political developments brought by the French "no" to the start of accession negotiations and the decision for early elections in April 2020 postponed Zaev's trip .

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will meet Tuesday with his Albanian counterpart, Edi Rama.