Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski today, regarding the transfer of the mortal remains identified as Tsar Samuil from Greece to Bulgaria, referred to the Treaty of Bled, pointing to the historical context following the capitulation of Bulgaria in World War II and the transfer of the relics of Gotse Delchev to Skopje.
Responding to a journalist's question about how he would comment on the issue of the transfer of the remains and whether such a move could have certain implications for Macedonia's relations with Greece and Bulgaria, Mickoski said that the issue should be viewed through the prism of the Bled Agreement.
"I am commenting on this in the context of the Bled Agreement, which was reached immediately after the capitulation of fascist Bulgaria, which had, I would say, occupied the territory of present-day Macedonia during World War II. Some of the politicians call it 'administration', fortunately they are former politicians. That is, former politicians in office, meaning still active in the opposition through the councils of the opposition leadership, they have their own puppets there and they manage them," said Mickoski after inspecting construction activities on the bridge being built on "Ljubljanska" Street in Karposh.
Regarding the remains, he noted that he would go back several decades when the remains of the Macedonian great Goce Delchev were brought to Skopje.
"As for the transfer of the relics, I would go back a few decades when the relics of the Macedonian great Delchev, as a result of the Bled Agreement, were brought to Skopje. And that is something that should make us as Macedonians proud, because the relics of that great man, who was ahead of his time in his time, symbolize a lot about the Macedonian identity," the Prime Minister emphasized.
Mickoski expressed regret that, in his opinion, few people today mention the Bled Agreement and what was agreed upon with it.
"And it's a shame that few people today mention the Bled Agreement and everything that was agreed upon there, and that wasn't that long ago, it was several decades ago. I will repeat, after the capitulation of fascist Bulgaria during World War II, which, I will repeat, at that time occupied the territory of present-day Macedonia," Mickoski emphasized.
