The negotiating framework should be a multilateral document that provides guidelines and rules according to which the negotiation process should take place, and bilateral issues should be resolved through bilateral agreements, said the Prime Minister of the Republic of Northern Macedonia (RSM) Dimitar Kovachevski.

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"Given that our path to Europe, and before that to NATO, was filled with bilateral issues, first with Greece, for which we have the Prespa Treaty, we have a second agreement, which deals with bilateral issues with Bulgaria, signed in order to resolve these bilateral issues, as a government we believe that the negotiating framework should be a multilateral document that includes a framework on how the negotiation process is carried out in order to enter the EU as an organization of Member States. Member States, while bilateral issues need to be resolved bilaterally with the countries with which we have them, "he said at a joint press conference with Finnish Prime Minister Sana Marin, who is on an official visit to the PCM.

Kovachevski said he hoped EU member states would adopt a multilateral negotiating framework and that Bulgaria would be at the level of a neighboring country that wants to see the Republic of Northern Macedonia as a full member of the EU.

Kovachevski clarified that "bilateral protocol" means "the status and next steps regarding the implementation of the Neighborhood Agreement, and is not a special agreement for something new in relations with Bulgaria."

"These are the next steps regarding the implementation of the Treaty and the obligations of Bulgaria and the Republic of Northern Macedonia. This protocol is signed at the level of foreign ministries," he said.

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The Prime Minister of Finland did not specifically answer the question about her country's position on the proposal of the French EU presidency, but said that the country supports EU enlargement and the start of negotiations between Albania and the Republic of Northern Macedonia.

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