Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has expressed his frustration regarding the attitudes and actions of the new president of North Macedonia, Gordana Silianovska, who was sworn in on behalf of Macedonia and not North Macedonia.
Mitsotakis expressed Greece's disapproval of an 'illegal and impermissible initiative' and an act that violates the Prespa Agreement and the very Constitution of its state, undermining its future, as already stated by the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen and the President of the European Council, Charles Michel.
At the same time, Mitsotakis rejects manipulations like those with which Silianovksa is opening her mandate, which he calls on to return to her legal duties and the behaviors that flow from her role.'
We categorically state that we will not accept similar slips. And we repeat that any progress in bilateral relations, as well as any step taken by Skopje towards Europe, depends on the sincere respect of the agreements, on the fair use of the constitutional name of the neighboring state and, of course, on overcoming the challenges', concludes the Greek Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis.