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"Whatever someone provokes, that's their problem.

We know exactly what our story is.

We know exactly what our culture is.

We know exactly what our Macedonian language is, already recognized throughout the European Union.

All citizens will soon be convinced of this when we sign the Frontex agreement with the EU and we are already negotiating with the EU with a Macedonian identity," said the Prime Minister of the Republic of North Macedonia Dimitar Kovacevski regarding the reaction of Prof. Dr. Plamen Pavlov from the Faculty of History of the University of Veliko Tarnovo "St.

St. Cyril and Methodius" after the canonization of Kiril Pejčinović as a saint, reports BTA.

Kovachevski added that he attended the service on the occasion of the canonization of Kiril Pejčinović, which he defined as "an act with which we nourish the Macedonian spiritual and cultural heritage" and reiterated that communication between the Republic of North Macedonia and Bulgaria takes place at an official level, between representatives of the institutions, but pointed out that "there are always other interests and persons who want to disrupt the relations between the two countries".

Kovacheski compared the negotiations with Bulgaria to cutting with a knife in the stomach

"We have to be calm because we have a very clear negotiating framework with the EU, where historical issues are part of the work of the historical commission, in which there are 14 historians, seven from each side, and these historians - together and with consensus - must take all decisions.

(...) I recommend historians to deal with history, politicians to deal with politics, and that way we will have good neighborly relations and faster progress of the country in full membership in the EU", said Kovacevski. 

Kiril Pejcinovich was canonized as a saint yesterday in the cathedral church "St.

St.

Cyril and Methodius" in Tetovo under the name of St.

Kiril Lesochki.

The date of its celebration is March 25. 

Republic of North Macedonia

Dimitar Kovachevski