Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Nikoloski responded to claims from former Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani (DUI) that he negotiated a railroad connection deal with Bulgaria. In his comment, Osmani claimed that Macedonia lost 60.7 million EUR in IPA funding for the east-west railroad corridor. In 2024, from the previous Government, we inherited an agreement that provided for a dead-end half of a railroad tunnel. We threw out this proposal and engaged in serious talks with the EU and Bulgaria. And now we have an agreement for a full tunnel, with EU grant funds.