Balgarianovinite.com Bulgarian Ambassador to North Macedonia Zhelyazko Radukov was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade in Skopje, where he was given an oral objection regarding the use of the adjectival phrase “North Macedonian” by Bulgarian Foreign Minister Velislava Petrova, media in North Macedonia reported on Tuesday.
“At the meeting, he was given an oral objection regarding the inappropriate address by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria, Velislava Petrova, who in her statement yesterday during the Foreign Affairs Council of the European Union used an inappropriate and incorrect adjective derived from the name of our country, using the expression ‘North Macedonian partners’,” the Foreign Ministry in Skopje said in a position statement, as quoted by media outlets.
The expression which the authorities of North Macedonia find objectionable was used by Bulgaria’s chief diplomat in Brussels on Monday, when she said: “We had a good first meeting. Bulgaria has a clearly established position, which since 2022 is not a bilateral issue but a matter of discussion between the EU and a candidate country. And today that position was reaffirmed. I am glad that there is very broad political consensus in Bulgaria on this position.” Petrova went on to note that she had also said this to her “North Macedonian partners” and expressed expectation that Skopje will take steps demonstrating political readiness to continue advancing on its European path.
In a Facebook post on Monday evening, North Macedonia Foreign Minister Timco Mucunski wrote that he and Petrova had not had an official bilateral meeting, but rather “a brief conversation on the sidelines of an event, in the presence of several colleagues”.
“At the same time, I would like to note that the use of the term ‘North Macedonian’ in relation to the Macedonian people is inaccurate and inappropriate. Macedonians are Macedonians. This is not a matter of politics, but of elementary respect for the identity and dignity of a people,” Mucunski wrote. Skopje Summons Bulgarian Ambassador Over Use of Adjective “North Macedonian” 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-05-12 17:24:18 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law