Skopje, February 12 (MIA) - FYROM must solve the name problem if it wants to join EU and NATO, said former Danish Foreign Minister Uffe Ellemann-Jensen in his address upon receiving order "September 8", presented by President Gjorge Ivanov on Friday.
"You will kept out of the structures you want to join until the name issue is resolved. This is unfair, beyond any reason and the common European and Atlantic interests, but this is a fact of life", added Jensen.
According to him, the conflict that has become a tangled knot, could be settled through compromise, which can be reached in two ways.
"Alexander the Great found an efficient way to solve the Gordian Knot. I hope we all agree that Alexander's method would not bring us closer to the problem at hand. This problem should be resolved through compromise, where concerned parties will have to budge from their stances. The best solution is always the one which makes both parties satisfied. However, this was not possible until now. The second-best solution would probably be a compromise where both sides are a bit dissatisfied, because for a solution to be sustainable, there must be no winners and no losers", said the former Danish FM.
According to Jensen, being a small country of multiethnic structure, FYR Macedonia would most efficiently cope with coming challenges if it joined EU and NATO.
Jensen warned that time is running out, whereas the price of maintaining positions that FYROM regards as fair and reasonable may exceed the gains of ending the impasse and start the process of EU and NATO integration.
"Once you join these structures, you will be in a much better position to defend your interests", he stressed.
President Ivanov said in his address that order "September 8" recognizes Jensen as FYRMacedonia's great friend, acknowledging his personal contribution in the establishment of FYROM-Denmark diplomatic ties, as well as for his continual support to FYROM since its independence.
He referred to a number of Jensen's comments supporting FYROM and its statehood from the time of chairing the EC Council of Ministers in 1993 and as country's foreign minister, but also as leader of the Danish Liberal Party and the European liberals.
"Although you live far from the Balkans, You share the injustice that has been imposed on us. There are no dilemmas where FYROM is going and where it belongs. FYROM - faced with such absurd and lack of principles - has always needed people of vision, such as the vision of Uffe Ellemann-Jensen, who has continually stood on the side of the truth", underlined President Ivanov.
Uffe Ellemann-Jensen was Denmark's Foreign Minister in period 1982-1993 and is considered creator of Danish foreign policy better known as "Ellemann-Jensen Doctrine". He led the Danish Liberal Party from 1984-1998 and the European Liberals (1995-2000). In the course of his mandate, the Kingdom of Denmark recognized the Republic of FYROM in 1993, whereas countries established diplomatic ties.
"You will kept out of the structures you want to join until the name issue is resolved. This is unfair, beyond any reason and the common European and Atlantic interests, but this is a fact of life", added Jensen.
According to him, the conflict that has become a tangled knot, could be settled through compromise, which can be reached in two ways.
"Alexander the Great found an efficient way to solve the Gordian Knot. I hope we all agree that Alexander's method would not bring us closer to the problem at hand. This problem should be resolved through compromise, where concerned parties will have to budge from their stances. The best solution is always the one which makes both parties satisfied. However, this was not possible until now. The second-best solution would probably be a compromise where both sides are a bit dissatisfied, because for a solution to be sustainable, there must be no winners and no losers", said the former Danish FM.
According to Jensen, being a small country of multiethnic structure, FYR Macedonia would most efficiently cope with coming challenges if it joined EU and NATO.
Jensen warned that time is running out, whereas the price of maintaining positions that FYROM regards as fair and reasonable may exceed the gains of ending the impasse and start the process of EU and NATO integration.
"Once you join these structures, you will be in a much better position to defend your interests", he stressed.
President Ivanov said in his address that order "September 8" recognizes Jensen as FYRMacedonia's great friend, acknowledging his personal contribution in the establishment of FYROM-Denmark diplomatic ties, as well as for his continual support to FYROM since its independence.
He referred to a number of Jensen's comments supporting FYROM and its statehood from the time of chairing the EC Council of Ministers in 1993 and as country's foreign minister, but also as leader of the Danish Liberal Party and the European liberals.
"Although you live far from the Balkans, You share the injustice that has been imposed on us. There are no dilemmas where FYROM is going and where it belongs. FYROM - faced with such absurd and lack of principles - has always needed people of vision, such as the vision of Uffe Ellemann-Jensen, who has continually stood on the side of the truth", underlined President Ivanov.
Uffe Ellemann-Jensen was Denmark's Foreign Minister in period 1982-1993 and is considered creator of Danish foreign policy better known as "Ellemann-Jensen Doctrine". He led the Danish Liberal Party from 1984-1998 and the European Liberals (1995-2000). In the course of his mandate, the Kingdom of Denmark recognized the Republic of FYROM in 1993, whereas countries established diplomatic ties.
