"Yugoslavism was in Gligorov's blood; for 50 years he believed all Yugoslav peoples have the same Slavic roots," historian Violeta Achkovska told SETimes. "Gligorov's unfortunate statement about the alleged Slavic character of the Macedonian nation was based on that old and unfounded argument."
„Jugoslovenstvo je Gligorovu bilo u krvi; 50 godina je verovao da svi jugoslovenski narodi imaju iste slovenske korene“, izjavila je za SETimes istoričarka Violeta Ačkovska. „Gligorovljeva nesrećna izjava o slovenskom karakteru makedonske nacije bila je bazirana na tom starom argumentu bez osnova.“