In accordance with the arrangements of the Protocol under Art.

12 of the Treaty of Friendship, Good Neighborliness and Cooperation, signed on July 17, 2022, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs published on its official page the Minutes of the first meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission under Art.

12, held on June 10, 2019.

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With the Protocol signed in 2019, the governments of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Republic of North Macedonia accepted the proposals of the Joint Multidisciplinary Expert Commission on Historical and Educational Matters for joint commemoration of the following personalities from the common history of both countries: St. St. Cyril and Methodius, St. Clement, St. Naum and Tsar Samuel, as well as general principles and notes on the content of textbooks for the 5th grade in the Republic of Bulgaria and the 6th grade in the Republic of North Macedonia (Prehistory and Old History).

In the Protocol under Art.

On July 12, 2022, it was agreed that, within one month, the two sides would officially publish all the results and recommendations of the work of the Joint Commission on Historical and Educational Affairs to date.

A protocol will be signed between the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria and the RSM

The publication of the 2019 proposals approved by the governments is an important step towards making the public in both countries aware of the results of the Commission's work.

Thus, the necessary basis is created in order to proceed with the practical implementation of another agreement from the Protocol under Art.

12 of July 2022

- agreement on a calendar of joint celebrations for the period 2022-2023 for the five common historical figures.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs thanks the Joint Commission on Historical and Educational Affairs for the past activity and encourages them to continue more intensively with their efforts, in order to complete the work on all periods of general history, in accordance with Art.

8 para.

2 of the Treaty on Friendship, Good Neighborliness and Cooperation.

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