Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev speaks during a news conference with Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov in Sofia, Bulgaria, June 20, 2017. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov
SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria backs Macedonia's bid to join the European Union and NATO and the previously estranged Balkan neighbours will also sign a long-delayed friendship treaty, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said on Tuesday.
Prospects for improved relations between Macedonia and nearby Bulgaria and Greece have risen since a Social Democratic-led coalition government took power in Skopje on May 31, replacing right-wing nationalists.
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