If there are adequate state institutions and services in Bulgaria, the Deputy Prime Minister and Transport Minister of the RSM Alexander Nikoloski should be declared persona non grata immediately.
And this is the least that should be done after the systematic dissemination of hatred towards Bulgaria and the Bulgarian people.
The insolence and arrogance in relation to Bulgaria, its democratically elected institutions, demonstrated by the pro-Russian government of Mickoski is clearly a response to the categorical Euro-Atlantic position of our country.
We insist on immediate measures in response to the provocations, which should be consistent and decisive.
The problem can no longer be solved with a pro forma apology.
The rift is a value based and contrasts two worlds - that of the Euro-Atlantic democracies and that of the pro-Putin, anti-democratic threat.
As a European country, we cannot remain passive or pseudo-diplomatic, but must protect the honor and dignity of Bulgaria and the Bulgarian citizens.
Because otherwise we would be complicit in the legitimization of clear conduits of pro-Russian influence in the heart of Europe.
