A similar statement came several days earlier from outgoing French Ambassador to Macedonia Francois Teral, who said the EU was not exerting pressure on Macedonia over the deal "because here in Macedonia and in the region, we are satisfied with the co-operation between the Europeans and the Americans".
Sličnu izјavu dao јe nekoliko dana raniјe francuski veleposlanik u odlasku u Makedoniјi Francois Teral, koјi јe kazao kako EU ne vrši pritisak na Makedoniјu glede sporazuma sa SAD-om, "jer smo ovdje u Makedoniјi i u regiji općenito zadovoljni suradnjom Europljana i Amerikanaca".