Skopje, 25 November 2022 (MIA) – The joint Macedonian – Bulgarian commission on historical and education issues is set to resume its meeting on Friday in Skopje. Co-chair of the joint commission with Bulgaria, Dragi Gjorgiev said Thursday that the discussions of the joint multidisciplinary commission of experts on historical and educational issues between North Macedonia and Bulgaria were positive and tackled text books. “There is still no concrete result, conclusion, recommendation. Discussions continue on the same topic tomorrow morning,” Gjorgiev said. On August 15, the commission adopted recommendations that refer to improving history textbooks for 6th grade in North Macedonia and 5th grade in Bulgaria as well as recommendations for joint observance of figures of the medieval period – the Saints Cyril and Methodius, St. Clement, St. Naum and Tsar Samoil. The recommendations were adopted by the joint intergovernmental commission, established in accordance with the Treaty of Friendship, Good-Neighbourliness and Cooperation between the Republic of North Macedonia and the Republic of Bulgaria.