Skopje, 24 October 2024 (MIA) - The new composition of the Macedonian team in the joint Commission of Experts in Historical and Educational Issues between North Macedonia and Bulgaria is set to hold a meeting with their Bulgarian counterparts on Thursday.

The last meeting took place in Sofia on May 30-31, whereas the Skopje meeting that was scheduled on September 18-19 was postponed at the request of the Macedonian side.

The Government elected the new composition of the Macedonian team in the commission on September 10, with Faculty of Philosophy professor Vancho Gjorgjiev as its chair.

The commission also includes Aleksandar Litovski, Mitko Panov and Dimitar Ljorovski from the Institute of National History, Nikola Minov and Sasho Dodevski from the Faculty of Philosophy, and Besnik Emini from the Institute for Spiritual and Cultural Heritage of Albanians.

The joint commission, comprised of historians and professors from North Macedonia and Bulgaria, was set up in line with the Friendship Treaty signed in August 2017.

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