Skopje Summons Bulgarian Ambassador Over Use of “North Macedonian” Term

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade in Skopje has summoned Bulgarian Ambassador Zhelyazko Radukov, issuing an oral protest over the use of the term “North Macedonian” by Bulgaria’s Foreign Minister Velislava Petrova-Chamova during a recent EU-level meeting, according to media reports in North Macedonia. Officials in Skopje said the objection was formally delivered during the meeting, where they described Petrova’s wording as inappropriate. In their statement, they referred to her use of the phrase “North Macedonian partners” during remarks at the EU Foreign Affairs Council. …