Boris Trajkovski
Boris Trajkovski
Boris Trajkovski GCMG; 25 June 1956 – 26 February 2004) was the president and Supreme Commander of the Republic of Macedonia from 1999 to 2004...
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth25 June 1956
built democratic economic ethnic ideals include religious republic
The Republic of Macedonia is being built on democratic ideals and values, not on ethnic groups. Those ideals and values include economic opportunities, language and educational opportunities, religious rights, and political processes.
oasis peace references remember
Remember all those references to Macedonia as the oasis of peace in the Balkans. You only really appreciate it when you have lost it.
allow citizens ethnic intend regardless religious shall undermine
I intend to be the president of all citizens of Macedonia, regardless of their ethnic or religious background, regardless of their political standing. I shall not allow ethnic hatred and intolerance to undermine Macedonia's stability.
allow attempts bring cannot hatred remain shooting understand unified
I understand the protests, but not the shooting and the attempts to bring down the state. We cannot allow hatred to control our lives. We must remain unified to defeat this evil.
realistic
I really think that a ceasefire is a realistic possibility,
bosnia create false kosovo nato security stayed troops
If NATO troops stayed on, this would only give us a sense of false security ... and create another Bosnia or Kosovo in the Balkans.
against albanians war
the Albanians have declared war against the Macedonian people.
agreement best moment positive
This agreement is not perfect, but no agreement is. It's the best we have at the moment and it has some very positive aspects, ... The alternative is war.
although progress relations talks toward
Although there are differences, the continuation of these talks should make progress toward the stabilization of inter-ethnic relations in the country,
everybody goodwill priority
If everybody has goodwill that is the priority and that is what I am going to tell the president.
achieving political soon
aimed at achieving a political settlement as soon as possible.