Bulgaria and Macedonia sign a historic treaty

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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-macedonia-bulgaria-treaty-idUSKBN1AH4E3

>Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and his Bulgarian counterpart Boyko Borissov signed a friendship treaty on Tuesday in a move designed to end years of diplomatic wrangling and boost Macedonia's European integration.

>Macedonia’s difficult relations with its bigger eastern neighbor, with which it shares close religious, historic and linguistic ties, have hampered Skopje’s efforts to join NATO and the European Union. Bulgaria belongs to both organizations.

>Bulgaria still does not recognize the Macedonian language, which it views as a dialect of Bulgarian.

>The two Balkan nations have also clashed over minority rights and the nationality of 19th century guerrillas who fought to free the region from Ottoman Turkish rule.

>Both Skopje and Sofia hope the new treaty will help them set aside such differences

This is a historic, unprecedented moment. Finally they acknowledged our common history and ties. We can work for closer cooperation now, including military.

Albozerg BTFO, you touch Macedonian clay and you'll have to deal with us now.