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<h1>FYROM: We regret if his comments were understood in any other way says Gov</h1>
<div class="gmail-afp_postAuthor"> By <a href="https://balkaneu.com/users/20">Spiros Sideris </a> / Published on: 04-12-2018, 15:15</div>
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With a new official information, the fYRO Macedonian government regrets if its comments were understood in any other way.<p>The official announcement:</p><p>“We
are strongly committed to full implementation of Prespa agreement, and
all of our actions and statements are made in good faith to support the
agreement.</p><p>As a country that aspires to join the EU, we
understand that countries take care of their own citizens and countries
in the Balkans do not intefere in neighboring countries on any given
issue.</p><p>We want to underline article 4(3) of the Prespa
agreement that we commit not to interfere in the internal affairs of
Greece, including for the protection of rights of any persons that are
not our citizens.</p><p>In that sence, it is understood that language policies in both countries are not determined by the Prespa agreement.</p><p>We
understand and respect that the question of what languages are taught
in Greece is an issue of internal affairs and domestic policy.</p><p>PM
Zaev is fully committed to a policy approach that brings European
values in the Balkan region and is committed to improving good
neighborly relations. We regret if his comments were understood in any
other way”.<strong>/<a href="http://www.balkaneu.com" target="_blank">IBNA</a></strong>
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<br>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+<br><br> Harold F. Schiffman<br><br>Professor Emeritus of <br> Dravidian Linguistics and Culture <br>Dept. of South Asia Studies <br>University of Pennsylvania<br>Philadelphia, PA 19104-6305<br><br>Phone: (215) 898-7475<br>Fax: (215) 573-2138 <br><br>Email: <a href="mailto:haroldfs@gmail.com" target="_blank">haroldfs@gmail.com</a><br><a href="http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/~haroldfs/" target="_blank">http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/~haroldfs/</a> <br><br>-------------------------------------------------</div></div>