FYROManian officials have reacted strongly to a statement by Aivo Orav, Head of the EU Delegation to the country, who has referred to FYROManians as Slavomacodians. (Well... its not like he lied...) During his speech in the European Parliament, Orav has repeatedly referred to FYROManians as Slavomacedonians, which has been apparently deemed insulting by FYROManian authorities. FYROManian media believes that Orav was trying to "appease Athens."
(Oh Brother... Again a strike at Greece. OK... Greece forced souvlakis down his throat until he agreed... There we admit it!!! - You want to blame us for the bombing of Hiroshima as well? Give us a break!)
"He needs to be ignored, by all, at all levels," FYROManian diplomat Risto Nikovski has commented, as cited by MINA."If he refuses to apologize and remains isolated as he most certainly will be, he himself will ask to leave," Nikovski has claimed.
"It would be best for the Government to proclaim Mr. Orav (persona non grata) and simply expell him from the country. We unfortunately don't have the capacity to do something like this, which is why foreign diplomats insult us, in our own home, time and time again," he added, according to the news agency.