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".
Nekoliko dana ranije sličnu izjavu dao je odlazeći francuski ambasador u Makedoniji, Fransoa Teral, koji je rekao da EU ne vrši pritisak na Makedoniju oko sporazuma «zato što smo ovde u Makedoniji i u regionu zadovoljni saradnjom Evropljana i Amerikanaca»