Wess Mitchell urges all Macedonians to turn out and vote

‘I know that this was a long and difficult process. It required sacrifices of both sides, not only of Macedonia but also of Greece. We talked at length today in all my meetings about the upcoming referendum and my message to every Macedonian that I met was the same, that this is the decision that only Macedonians can make.'

Prime Minister of Macedonia Zoran Zaev (R) and U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Wess Mitchell (L) a joint press conference in Skopje, Macedonia Source: (Photo by Bekim Laci/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

W'Macedonia has been on a path towards the West now for a very long time and we urge all Macedonians to exercise their fundamental freedom but also responsibility at the time of referendum and turn out and vote,’ said Assistant Secretary of State at the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, Wess Mitchell, at a press conference following a joint meeting with Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev