Minister Mucunski said that clarifications had been requested from the Bulgarian institutions regarding this case, but that so far, according to him, no response has been received.

He stressed that if such a situation had happened in Macedonia, he, as minister, would have apologized.

The diplomatic note provides details about the itinerary followed by Mickoski’s wife and son, includes their personal data, as well as information about the police escort that accompanied them and the weapons it possessed. The document also requests that Bulgaria provide police security in Pamporovo and, if necessary, protection throughout their entire stay./Telegrafi/

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After meeting with her counterpart from North Macedonia, Afrim Gashi, on the sidelines of the 13th plenary session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the South-East European Cooperation Process, Dotsova stressed that this position cannot be renegotiated and that constitutional changes are essential.

She also raised Sofia’s concerns over what she described as anti-Bulgarian demonstrations, as well as the burning of diplomatic vehicles belonging to the Bulgarian diplomatic mission. According to her, the perpetrator of the crime must receive a fair punishment.

On the other hand, Gashi invited Dotsova and the parliamentary delegation to visit Macedonia.

As previously reported by Gashi’s office, the Speaker of the Macedonian Parliament told his Bulgarian counterpart that the creation of narratives focused on the past burdens relations between Macedonia and Bulgaria.

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This concern was raised in a letter by MEP Denitsa Sacheva, sent to President Pablo Espan and members of the EPP/CD group in PACE shortly before the start of the assembly’s summer session, being held in Strasbourg from June 22 to 26.

In her letter, Sacheva argues that the burning of two diplomatic vehicles in front of the Bulgarian embassy in Macedonia should not be seen as an isolated incident.

According to her, this incident is part of a broader and troubling series of attacks that, in recent years, have targeted Bulgarian institutions, organizations, and citizens in the Republic of North Macedonia.

She also drew attention to “the attack on the Bulgarian Cultural Center in Macedonia in 2023, the vandalism against the Bulgarian Embassy in January 2026, the arson attack on the Ivan Mihajlov Cultural Club in Bitola, and the serious assault on Hristijan Pendikov, secretary of the Tsar Boris III Cultural Club in Ohrid.”

Sacheva stressed that these episodes, in her view, reflect a continuing and troubling trend of hostility toward Bulgarian institutions, organizations, and citizens in North Macedonia. She linked this climate to negative rhetoric toward Bulgaria and Bulgarians in some political and public debates, the insufficient response to hate speech, as well as the lack of effective prevention against those responsible for such acts.

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Speaking to journalists at today’s meeting, Gashi said that the talks will focus on parliamentary cooperation, underlining that it has not been intensive so far. Regarding the constitutional changes, he said he will reiterate the positions that have already been made public, which, according to him, represent both the state position and his personal conviction.

“We need to talk, we need to move forward, to find a way to be together in the EU. I think the future should unite us, not the past, so I am going with a positive mindset and I want to take part in improving relations between our two countries and our two parliaments,” Gashi said.

Speaking about relations between the two assemblies, he stressed that the political situation in Bulgaria and the frequent elections there have so far made it impossible to establish proper and direct communication with the Bulgarian parliament.

“Now we are trying to establish good communication with the new composition after the parliamentary elections there,” Gashi said.

Two MPs are already present at the meeting being held in Sofia, while Gashi will join them tomorrow.

A week ago, as part of the SEECP chaired by Bulgaria, President Gordana Sijanovska Davkova and Foreign Minister Timcho Mucunski also took part in meetings in Sofia.

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