Interior Minister Gordana Jankulovska said police had full control of the security situation and had the information important for the stability of the region. The police are investigating who sent the announcement to Alsat M television in which certain Arben Selimi explains the incident between the police force and the armed group at the Blace border crossing to Kosovo.
The EU condemned the announcement of the NLA concerning the recent incident at Blace for which the NLA claimed responsibility. EU Ambassador Fouere said the EU, the OSCE and the USA condemned every act of violence and praised the Macedonian authorities for the rapid and proper reaction. The missions of the international community have recently issued a joint statement raising concern over the hate speech and the proclamation of the Framework Agreement as dead by some political parties.