One leaked diplomatic document has opened a question that isn't about the „distant past", as they're trying to paint it - but about the safety of a family and about who keeps the secrets in diplomacy. It concerns a verbal note tied to the January visit of Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski and his family to the Pamporovo ski resort in Bulgaria.

The document, sent from the Macedonian embassy in Sofia to the Bulgarian foreign ministry, contained sensitive security details - the names of the security detail, vehicles, communication devices, and the weapons they carried. In other words, exactly what must never reach the public, because it reveals how a prime minister is protected.

The Bulgarian Foreign Ministry distanced itself, claiming the document didn't originate with them and that these were events that „happened long ago". At the same time, they stressed they attach „great importance to the protection of diplomatic correspondence". But the awkward fact remains: the note could only have leaked either from the Macedonian embassy or from the Bulgarian foreign ministry - there's no third option.

That's where the real problem begins. When security data about a prime minister leaks between two states that already have strained relations, the question „whose fault is it" matters less than the question „who now has access to that information". Instead of passing the ball back and forth, citizens deserve an answer: how did this happen, and what's changing so it doesn't happen again? Distance yourself all you want - the leaked document stays leaked.