Macedonian president Cancels Ohrid Summit

[Orovnichanec]

The Summit dedicated for cooperation between SE European nations was cancelled by the Macedonian president Gjorgje Ivanov earlier today.
The cabintet of the Macedonian president announced the Summit was cancelled to protect state interests and Macedonia's dignity, adding Macedonia does not wish to be involved in games with 'vetos' and 'boycotts'.

Unfortunately, Balkan stereotypes played a major role in the cancellation of the summit after Serbia, Bosnia and Romania objected to the host that should Kosovo be invited by the hosts they would not take part in the Summit. On the other hand, Albania and Croatia sided with Kosovo and proclaimed that if Kosovo was not invited they would cancel their participation.

It was at this point where the Macedonian president decided to simply uninvite them all.

"Macedonia followed all acts of the process. Unfortunately, old Balkan prejudices and stereotypes are alive again and I won't allow Macedonia to be put in the middle of it, nor to pay the price for it." said the Macedonian president who was host of the Summit.
According to president Ivanov "issues and challenges are resolved through a dialog".

"The entire year we were preparing for this Summit and I did everything I could to bring all leaders in Ohrid to sit at the same table" says Ivanov, adding he wishes luck to the next organizer of the Summit.

This is a clear signal to Europe, which reflects the reality in our region and it should serve as a warning, said Ivanov, noting that "state integrity and dignity are most important."

http://macedoniaonline.eu/content/view/23427/1/

[Vangelovski]

The only people willing to negotiate and compromise on fundamental issues seem to be the Macedonians. Everyone else seems to take a stand. I wonder if Ivanov's view was based on his gut feelings or immutable principles that can be objectively determined?

[Bill77]

According to president Ivanov "issues and challenges are resolved through a dialog".
http://macedoniaonline.eu/content/view/23427/1/

Are you kidding Mr President?

Give me one example of where your country has resolved an issue that justifies your naive thinking.

[Risto the Great]

Cancelled because Kosovo wasn't invited. Since the ethnic Albanians run Macedonia, it was dead in the water.

[Risto the Great]

I wonder if Ivanov's view was based on his gut feelings or immutable principles that can be objectively determined?

Does it matter? If something is inherently wrong, does that mean it will not proceed? Give me patriotic desire, I will do the rest. As has been shown time and time again in history.

[Vangelovski]

Does it matter? If something is inherently wrong, does that mean it will not proceed? Give me patriotic desire, I will do the rest. As has been shown time and time again in history.

The point is, if I ask Ivanov what he stands for today, he'll give me an answer. If I ask him again tommorrow, he'll give me another answer. He has no principles. He's not grounded in anything. A man that is not grounded in prinicple will swing around like an emotionally unstable drama queen.

This was UMD's problem. That is what ended them before they even started. They felt patriotic, and probably still do, but they refuse to ground themselves in immutable principles based on a moral value claim.

[Risto the Great]

This was UMD's problem. That is what ended them before they even started. They felt patriotic, and probably still do, but they refuse to ground themselves in immutable principles based on a moral value claim.

The Macedonian Cause is right on the money!

[Vangelovski]

The Macedonian Cause is right on the money!

Yeah, but that's not based on feelings. That is a rational articulation of our principles which are based on inalieanable natural rights. It has nothing to do with feelings. That's why its right on the money.

[George S.]

talking of macedonias interests isn't that too late.We seem to be missing the boat all the time.Well meaning politicians are nothing but that.We have allways been left in the cold.

[kallogjeri]

The leaders of Today nothing have in common with Alexander The Great whose history starts with the submission of the wild horse. They are not able to make their own decisions.
They must not updated, but removed.

[George S.]

where are the real wise people they seem to have taken many steps back.Look at the indecissions at our name but they have secretly capitulated as well.for example gruevski has accepted many name formulas for macedonia.