In response to a statement made by President Rumen Radev, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Industry, and leader of the Bulgarian Socialist Party Kornelia Ninova points out that the Bulgarian national interest will not be betrayed.

• President Radev criticizes PM Petkov for transferring responsibility for North Macedonia to parliament

On Facebook, she calls on the President not to take advantage of the patriotism of Bulgarians to accumulate personal approval rating points on the subject of North Macedonia. According to Kornelia  Ninova, the National Assembly has ratified the agreement with the Republic of North Macedonia and there does not exist any other body that can amend the terms of this agreement.

• The French proposal regarding the veto imposed by Bulgaria on the start of EU accession negotiations with the Republic of North Macedonia has been sent to the Foreign Policy Committee of the National Assembly