Name dispute
The Prespes agreement is beneficial for all parties, says German ambassador Jens Ploetner
The Prespes Agreement between Greece and FYROM over the name issue is beneficial for all, for Greece, for FYROM and for Europe, German Ambassador to Greece Jens Ploetner told the Athens-Macedonian News Agency on the occasion of the 28th anniversary of the unification of Germany.
Name agreement between Greece and FYROM is a positive precedent, says Austrian ambassador
“In June, Athens and Skopje reached a political agreement on a long-standing issue of FYROM’s name, which is a great diplomatic success for both sides, the United Nations and S.E Europe,” Austrian ambassador Andrea Ikic-Bohm said on Friday on the sidelines of the cultural events organised by the Austrian Embassy in Athens.
Provocative statements by FYROM discourage a solutionon the name issue, says Panos Kammenos
Defence Minister Panos Kammenos participated in the Informal Meeting of Defence Ministers held in Vienna on Wednesday.
“Only after completing constitutional revision can FYROM join NATO” says Pavlopoulos
Only after FYROM has revised its constitution and it is shown that the revision includes all agreed guarantees, will FYROM be asked to join NATO, Greek President Prokopios Pavlopoulos said on Thursday, addressing Greek students from the United States participating in the Hospitality Program of the General Secretariat for Greeks Abroad.
Parliament balances more than adequate for a large majority vote when the FYROM agreement arrives
There are political and social balances in Parliament that can deliver a very large majority when the agreement on the FYROM name issue comes to a vote but nothing has been agreed at this time, government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos said on Friday in an interview with “E” TV.