The era of divisions in the Balkans is definitely over. We should now move toward an era of reintegration of a special kind. It is reintegration of countries that should recognize the equality of all their citizens before the law, said Daniel Serwer, conflict management expert from the Euro-Atlantic Center for International Relations in Washington at the Conference in Ohrid where the 10th anniversary of the Framework Agreement was marked.

“I understand the citizens that want the country to be referred to as the Republic of Macedonia in the international relations and do not want to negotiate with Greece. However, the integration into the EU and NATO has a great value and it is a substantial benefit for the citizens of this country and so the political leadership should invest great effort to acquire that benefit, and measure well what the loss and what the benefit would be if the present situation perseveres,” Serwer said.

Foreign and domestic political experts reiterated on Saturday once again that the Framework Agreement had a spirit of a constructive compromise and should serve as a constant source of inspiration to domestic creators of political debates and to the resolution of interethnic issues.