Greece is becoming a leading power in the Balkans, not through the use of force but by acting as an example of cooperation and solidarity, Minister of State and government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos said on Sunday.
Greece can count itself among countries that are champions of reforms and is now part of a solution rather than a problem, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Friday, addressing an Economist conference.
Η συμφωνία με τη FYROM δημιουργεί ευκαιρίες για επενδύσεις στην περιοχή ιδίως στον ενεργειακό τομέα, τόνισε ο υπουργός Περιβάλλοντος και Ενέργειας Γιώργος Σταθάκης μιλώντας σήμερα στο συνέδριο του Economist.
“ I feel happy and fortunate that I happened to be prime minister at a time when there was a significant political change in the neighbouring country, which gave Prime Minister Zaev and myself the opportunity to make a real and laborious effort to solve a problem going back decades,” Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said […]
US Special Envoy on the name issue Matthew Nimetz warmly welcomed the agreement between Greece and FYROM on Tuesday, and called the decision “a mutually beneficial solution for the broader region.”
New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Tuesday an agreement reached by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and his FYROM peer settling a name dispute between the two nations is a “bad deal”.
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Tuesday that FYROM has agreed to be called Severna Makedonija (“Republic of North Macedonia”) as part of an agreement to settle the name dispute between the two nations.
The telephone conversation between the prime ministers of Greece Alexis Tsipras and FYROM Zoran Zaev earlier on Monday is a decisive step towards a resolution of the name issue, Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias told Kontra TV on the same evening.
With the process of resolving the FYROM name issue at a critical juncture, the State Department reiterated its constant support for the talks while encouraging the leaders of the two countries to reach a mutually acceptable solution.
Thousands turned out for protest rallies organised in dozens of northern Greek cities on Wednesday, in protest against the prospect of an agreement on the FYROM name issue that contains the name ‘Macedonia’.