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The American ambassador in Skopje, Angela Ageler, has warned on Wednesday the expansion of the black list with other people suspected of corruption in North Macedonia.
On December 5, the US Department of State blacklisted the former Macedonian Deputy Prime Minister, Koço Angjushev, while before him several other high-profile politicians and businessmen, such as the mayor of the Municipality of Struga, Ramiz Merko, and the controversial businessman, Orce Kamchev.
Speaking to reporters in Skopje, Ageler said that Angjushev's placement on the black list was made after "numerous evidences" of his involvement in corruption.
She did not provide details or names of persons who may be included in the US blacklist, but added that Angjushevi will not be the only name on the blacklist.
"I can promise you that there are other people whose cases are being processed in Washington. I don't want to speculate when they will be announced, but I promise you that this was not the last name", said Ageleri.
She emphasized that it takes time to put them on the blacklist more quickly, since "this is a complex and laborious process that requires complete certainty that certain persons are really part of corrupt activities".
Such steps, as Ageler said, are a way for Washington to help fight corruption.
"There is an epidemic of corruption in this country that has affected every sector, every organization and only by pointing out the corrupt actors we can start helping the country deal with those issues", she stressed.
Ambassador Ageler also expressed her despair at the lack of results in the fight against corruption in North Macedonia.
"In the last 32 years, or since the declaration of the country's independence, the United States has invested almost half a billion dollars for good governance and the rule of law, but so far they have not given the expected results", added Ageler./REL
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