Prime Minister Dimitar Kovachevski "strongly condemned the vandal act" of stoning the Macedonian club "Nikola Jonkov Vaptsarov" in Blagoevgrad.

"The stoning of the Macedonian club "Nikola Jonkov Vaptsarov" in Blagoevgrad is an act of vandalism that I strongly condemn. Such activities do not correspond to the agreed policy for the promotion of good neighborly relations, mutual respect and friendship between two neighboring states, Kovacevski stated in a post on his Facebook profile.

He said that he expects the institutions in Bulgaria to find the perpetrators and punish them accordingly as soon as possible.

"I expect the competent institutions in Bulgaria to find and sanction the perpetrators as soon as possible and to condemn the vandalism. "North Macedonia, in the spirit of European values, will continue its efforts to strengthen the diplomatic and positive agenda between North Macedonia and Bulgaria," Prime Minister Kovacevski added in the announcement.

Previously, the political parties Left и VMRO-DPMNE condemned the demolition of the Macedonian club, and condemnation was also received from the president of Macedonia Stevo Pendarovski.

The Macedonian club "Nikola Vaptsarov" in Blagoevgrad was stoned