The UN has called unacceptable the attack on the Parliament of Macedonia
UN, 28 APR — RIA Novosti, Olga Denisova. The attack on the Parliament of Macedonia and beating his deputies are unacceptable, said the official representative of the Secretary General Stefan Dujarric, commenting on the situation in the country after the election of the speaker of Parliament.
“It is with great concern the developments in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and call for restraint and calm. Violence directed against democratic institutions and elected representatives of the people, is unacceptable,” reads the statement of the official representative of the UN Secretary General.
We call on all political forces to settle differences by diplomacy, in accordance with the Constitution, without delay, to overcome political topicseen Dualisability the representative of the UN Secretary General
On Thursday, speaker of the Parliament of Macedonia was elected ethnic Albanian Talat Xhaferi. It triggered protests and led to the attack by protesters on Parliament. Protesters forcefully entered the evening in the building of the Assembly of the Republic and beat the leader of the opposition Zoran zaeva and several deputies of the opposition Social democratic Union of Macedonia, as well as the MP-Albanian Sedina Village.
In the evening, a special unit of the interior Ministry of Macedonia carried out the operation for the liberation of deputies, which was blocked in the press center of the Parliament.
Macedonian President George Ivanov has addressed to the nation and encouraged the leaders of the largest parties together to discuss a peaceful solution to the political crisis.