The former foreign minister, Nikola Dimitrov, has reacted on social networks that the use of the term "North Macedonians" among foreign diplomats and officials has recently increased.
"Recently, the use of the non-existent term "North Macedonians" by representatives of friendly countries that support the Prespa Agreement has become more frequent", he writes.
But one of the two key pillars of the compromise of the Prespa Agreement is precisely self-determination as Macedonians who speak the Macedonian language, something that the Agreement itself guarantees.
In other words, "North Macedonia" is only possible if Macedonians live in it, together with their fellow citizens, and this must be respected.
Therefore, any use of the term "North Macedonians" besides being an insult to Macedonians, is also a violation of the Prespa Agreement. ( INA)