SKOPJE -- The citizens of Serbia and Macedonia must work on neighborly relations, Serbian PM Ivica Dačić and his Macedonian counterpart Nikola Gruevski have said.
SKOPJE -- The citizens of Serbia and Macedonia must work on neighborly relations, Serbian PM Ivica Dačić and his Macedonian counterpart Nikola Gruevski have said.
Source: B92, Tanjug
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He made the comments as he was attending a ceremonial Saint Sava Day academy in Skopje.
"We should not look to the past, but to the future, and we should leave the past to historians," Dačić said.
"Marking holidays such as this is very important in modern multi-ethnic societies. In this way, we value mutual respect, we learn about each other and live together. That represents the symbols of respect, trust and togetherness," Gruevski said.
The very presence of Dačić adds another quality to enhancing good neighborly relations in the spirit of European values, he said.
Before the event, Dačić and Gruevski held a bilateral meeting, reaching an agreement on intensifying the economic cooperation between Macedonia and "enhancing the policy of good neighborly relations," Tanjug reported.
Serbs in Macedonia mark January 27, the feast of St. Sava, as their day.
Saint Sava, born Rastko Nemanjić, was a prince, monk, legislator, and educator in Serbia's medieval state, and in 1291 became the first head of the autocephalous Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC).
Come on ice Montenegro can't live in one country with Serbia then how can someone else?
(Bulgar of Ohrid, 29 January 2014 03:29)
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And you automatically blame Serbia for that.
What about a little Mafiosa guy called Milo who initiated the separation and manipulated and schemed to get it done?
BTW, how is that famous Serbian prisoner doin in Macedonian jail? Shame on Dacic for not even mentioning him.
Good job Macedonia. You have managed to alienate all Orthodox brothers around you and all you will be left is your Albanian "brothers" to protect you when they grab part of your country. Seriosuly, who is going to give a damn?
(Peggy, 30 January 2014 23:25)
Everyone needs to relax, the Macedonians by now know what they're neighbors are and how they feel about them. Serbia was a former occupier and still does not recognized the Macedonian church and will always be close to Greece as they are "brothers". Perfect example was in 1912 to conquer and destroy a Christian nation/people(Macedonia), but as brothers(Greece + Serbia) I wonder why one would let the other conquer its land since Greece is Macedonia? I think the Macedonian government is doing well with working as much as it can with its radical neighbors like Greece & Bulgaria that cant come to grip to except a Macedonian people/nation within there modern borders. Once they fall part like Yugoslavia & start a new page in history they might see the light & move to the future. The Macedonians & the name Macedonia is older then any other country in the Balkans along with its flag that has been around before Christ himself. The Balkans lacks all respect for one another bc of greed and power.
I say radical bc Bulgaria & Greece still have policy's from 1912 that prosecute Macedonians for being Macedonian. These countries need to look to science to help them understand who is Macedonian, its called "DNA" for years now in the West/Europe it has solved murders and saved innocent lives from being destroyed. Its help people unit with lost families so I advise Greece before it digs more lies to explore into DNA since they are so "historically correct" all the time and can tell no lies.
(John Cohen, 29 January 2014 23:30)
Serbia and Macedonia in one country didn't work, please refer to the days when fyrom was called.southern serbia. Tito gave modern day fyrom an entity in order to divide and conquer, additionally to avoid Bulgarian aspirations and to appease the fyromanians. Logically Yugoslavia was good in theory, though it didn't work hence the status quo. Come on ice Montenegro can't live in one country with Serbia then how can someone else?
(Bulgar of Ohrid, 29 January 2014 03:29)
How sincere, could Dacics visit to Macedonia at this point in time really be?
I for one, sense treacherous ambitions in the air! The old snake is on the move, yet again!
(Rocky, 27 January 2014 16:11)
Serbia and Macedonia in one country didn't work, please refer to the days when fyrom was called.southern serbia. Tito gave modern day fyrom an entity in order to divide and conquer, additionally to avoid Bulgarian aspirations and to appease the fyromanians. Logically Yugoslavia was good in theory, though it didn't work hence the status quo. Come on ice Montenegro can't live in one country with Serbia then how can someone else?
(Bulgar of Ohrid, 29 January 2014 03:29)
How sincere, could Dacics visit to Macedonia at this point in time really be?
I for one, sense treacherous ambitions in the air! The old snake is on the move, yet again!
(Rocky, 27 January 2014 16:11)
Everyone needs to relax, the Macedonians by now know what they're neighbors are and how they feel about them. Serbia was a former occupier and still does not recognized the Macedonian church and will always be close to Greece as they are "brothers". Perfect example was in 1912 to conquer and destroy a Christian nation/people(Macedonia), but as brothers(Greece + Serbia) I wonder why one would let the other conquer its land since Greece is Macedonia? I think the Macedonian government is doing well with working as much as it can with its radical neighbors like Greece & Bulgaria that cant come to grip to except a Macedonian people/nation within there modern borders. Once they fall part like Yugoslavia & start a new page in history they might see the light & move to the future. The Macedonians & the name Macedonia is older then any other country in the Balkans along with its flag that has been around before Christ himself. The Balkans lacks all respect for one another bc of greed and power.
I say radical bc Bulgaria & Greece still have policy's from 1912 that prosecute Macedonians for being Macedonian. These countries need to look to science to help them understand who is Macedonian, its called "DNA" for years now in the West/Europe it has solved murders and saved innocent lives from being destroyed. Its help people unit with lost families so I advise Greece before it digs more lies to explore into DNA since they are so "historically correct" all the time and can tell no lies.
(John Cohen, 29 January 2014 23:30)
Come on ice Montenegro can't live in one country with Serbia then how can someone else?
(Bulgar of Ohrid, 29 January 2014 03:29)
===…==
And you automatically blame Serbia for that.
What about a little Mafiosa guy called Milo who initiated the separation and manipulated and schemed to get it done?
BTW, how is that famous Serbian prisoner doin in Macedonian jail? Shame on Dacic for not even mentioning him.
Good job Macedonia. You have managed to alienate all Orthodox brothers around you and all you will be left is your Albanian "brothers" to protect you when they grab part of your country. Seriosuly, who is going to give a damn?
(Peggy, 30 January 2014 23:25)
How sincere, could Dacics visit to Macedonia at this point in time really be?
I for one, sense treacherous ambitions in the air! The old snake is on the move, yet again!
(Rocky, 27 January 2014 16:11)
Everyone needs to relax, the Macedonians by now know what they're neighbors are and how they feel about them. Serbia was a former occupier and still does not recognized the Macedonian church and will always be close to Greece as they are "brothers". Perfect example was in 1912 to conquer and destroy a Christian nation/people(Macedonia), but as brothers(Greece + Serbia) I wonder why one would let the other conquer its land since Greece is Macedonia? I think the Macedonian government is doing well with working as much as it can with its radical neighbors like Greece & Bulgaria that cant come to grip to except a Macedonian people/nation within there modern borders. Once they fall part like Yugoslavia & start a new page in history they might see the light & move to the future. The Macedonians & the name Macedonia is older then any other country in the Balkans along with its flag that has been around before Christ himself. The Balkans lacks all respect for one another bc of greed and power.
I say radical bc Bulgaria & Greece still have policy's from 1912 that prosecute Macedonians for being Macedonian. These countries need to look to science to help them understand who is Macedonian, its called "DNA" for years now in the West/Europe it has solved murders and saved innocent lives from being destroyed. Its help people unit with lost families so I advise Greece before it digs more lies to explore into DNA since they are so "historically correct" all the time and can tell no lies.
(John Cohen, 29 January 2014 23:30)
Serbia and Macedonia in one country didn't work, please refer to the days when fyrom was called.southern serbia. Tito gave modern day fyrom an entity in order to divide and conquer, additionally to avoid Bulgarian aspirations and to appease the fyromanians. Logically Yugoslavia was good in theory, though it didn't work hence the status quo. Come on ice Montenegro can't live in one country with Serbia then how can someone else?
(Bulgar of Ohrid, 29 January 2014 03:29)
Come on ice Montenegro can't live in one country with Serbia then how can someone else?
(Bulgar of Ohrid, 29 January 2014 03:29)
===…==
And you automatically blame Serbia for that.
What about a little Mafiosa guy called Milo who initiated the separation and manipulated and schemed to get it done?
BTW, how is that famous Serbian prisoner doin in Macedonian jail? Shame on Dacic for not even mentioning him.
Good job Macedonia. You have managed to alienate all Orthodox brothers around you and all you will be left is your Albanian "brothers" to protect you when they grab part of your country. Seriosuly, who is going to give a damn?
(Peggy, 30 January 2014 23:25)