"We live an era of strange and funny debates about ancient Macedonians and Slavs", Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski said today at a ceremony in Skopje on the archaeological finds discovered this year in FYROM.

According to Gruevski, in the region where the current FYROM lies, many cultures lived and developed and therefore FYROM cannot identify only with one particular culture.
"I think that after 50-100 years, future generations will wonder what happened in the period we live in today. It's funny to try to classify some people as originating from only ancient Macedonians or only as Slavs" added Mr. Gruevski.
"We are dealing with many cultures that existed historically and today we cannot question what the ancient period comprised of. We cannot show only certain cultures and ignore others," added the PM of FYROM.

The opposition and a large portion of intellectuals in the country have recently accused Nikola Gruevski, that in his three and a half years in power, has managed to engage in serious, systematic efforts to connect the residents of FYROM with the ancient Macedonians (through the erection of statues, renaming of highways etc.) which clashes against Slavic reports, as well as the Slavic nature and language found in the country.

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