The Ministry of Foreign Affairs still has no information whether Minister Nikola Popovski in an interview with the Hungarian weekly, “Figel ‘really said that Macedonia is considering to raise a fence, similar to the Hungarian border in order to protect its borders from the recent wave of refugees.
“We are still waiting for verification of the statement”, we were told by the Foreign Ministry, thereby confirming that the Minister gave an interview to “Figel ‘.
Popovski said the interview that Macedonia will probably reach for some kind decision for physical protection a long term solution.
“If you seriously consider what Europe is asking us to do, we will need soldiers or a fence, or a combination of both”, said Poposki.
MFA (Ministry for Foreign Affairs) had no information whether the plan to raise the fence was discussed at a government session, or whether it was a proposal by the minister himself.
