Gashi: Ohrid Framework Agreement Laid the Foundations for Peace, Dialogue and Equality

On the anniversary of the Ohrid Framework Agreement, Parliament Speaker Afrim Gashi said that the document established peace, dialogue and equality as the foundations of a stable society. According to him, the task today is to further develop the agreement’s lessons and transform them into lasting standards of democracy and coexistence.

Gashi stressed that marking this anniversary brings to mind one of the most significant moments in the contemporary history of the Republic of North Macedonia. The agreement, he said, represented a political and institutional response to a crisis that required responsibility, dialogue and a vision for the future.

According to the Parliament Speaker, above all, the document established peace, equality and dialogue as the foundations for building a stable society. Twenty-five years later, its value should be assessed beyond political divisions and day-to-day interpretations.

Gashi’s statement said that the Ohrid Agreement remains one of the main pillars of the country’s constitutional and institutional architecture. He underlined that the current responsibility is to turn its lessons into lasting norms of coexistence and democracy.

The Republic of North Macedonia is the common home of all its citizens, Gashi stressed. He added that the country’s strength does not stem from the differences that divide its citizens, but from the ability to transform them into a shared value.

After a quarter of a century, according to the Parliament Speaker, the question should no longer be only what has been achieved, but what remains to be done to ensure that future generations inherit the country that is desired.

Gashi called for this anniversary to serve as a shared commitment, with today’s political generation and institutions protecting peace through dialogue, strengthening equality and building coexistence through concrete action. He urged that every future generation inherit the Ohrid Agreement not only as a historic turning point, but also as a living value of the state, while citizens, according to him, are the ones with the power to put it into practice every day.