There won't be a change in the country's strategic priorities and we will never accept an ultimatum, blackmail or any type of solution that harms our identity and language, says President Gjorge Ivanov in an interview for Saturday's edition of daily "Dnevnik".

"Strategic priorities will not change. There are two ways to achieve our goals. First, Greece must respect international commitments it had undertook, and secondly, it must be constructive in the name talks and abide by the stipulated framework and the subject of negotiations. No new conditions and requirements should be imposed, along with restraint from going into identity issues, so that we can reach a mutually acceptable solution", stresses Ivanov.

The President says the identity and the language represent a reality that can only be respected and acknowledged, whether someone likes it or not.

"Any attempt to deny or ask for a change cannot alter the reality", says Ivanov.

He states that the country's security has not been threatened after the Smiljkovci multiple murders.

"A tragic event occurred, innocent lives were lost. The event caused tensions in the public, resulting in protests, but without any consequences to the security situation or its escalation. All institutions have conducted their operations in a responsible way, in line with the Constitution and laws", underlines President Ivanov in the interview.