name issue
Significant progress; negotiations at most crucial turning point, says government’s official
Greek and FYROM’s Foreign Ministers made significant progress, however the negotiations are not concluded, on the contrary they are at the most crucial turning point, said a high Greek government official on Monday on FYROM name issue negotiations.
Nimetz: Kotzias and Dimitrov “determined to resolve name issue,” will meet in Brussels
UNITED NATIONS (ANA/P. Kasfikis) – Talks between Greece and FYROM on the name issue “have intensified considerably” and will continue when Foreign Ministers Nikos Kotzias and Nikola Dimitrov are in Brussels, UN Special Envoy for the name issue Matthew Nimetz said on Friday.
Talks between Greece, FYROM continue at UN headquarters
UNITED NATIONS (ANA/P. Kasfikis) – Talks on the FYROM name issue that began on Thursday morning (local time, 5:30 p.m. Athens time) at the United Nations headquarters will continue this afternoon, following the established schedule.
PM Tsipras: We want a solution that will be viable
The differences between the political forces are natural to exist in a real Democracy, but in major issues, as the national issues, the broader possible consensus is needed because Greece will be stronger at negotiation level, noted President of Republic Prokopios Pavlopoulos during his meeting on Saturday with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras who briefed him […]
Greek PM agrees to give vote to Greeks abroad
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras spoke by phone with the leader of New Democray on Friday to inform him about the course of talks on the FYROM name issue, the Greek premier told parliament.
PM Tsipras: We are looking for solutions without crossing red lines
“We had exceptionally interesting talks which will have an impact on the future of the region and the broader European Union, said Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Thursday after the completion of the EU-West Balkans Summit in Sofia.
Kotzias in Serbia: Realism the key to resolving the FYROM name issue
The key for a resolution of the FYROM name issue is realism, pragmatism and the realisation that we have to make compromises; not rotten compromises but the kind where both sides stand to gain,” Greece’s Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias said on Wednesday, replying to questions during a joint press conference with his Serb counterpart and […]
President Pavlopoulos: The Lausanne Treaty guarantees the borders of Europe not only Greece’s
President Prokopios Pavlopoulos sent a message to FYROM that condition for any agreement is the change of the Constitution during his declaration as honorary citizen of Dion-Olympus on Saturday at Litohoro.
Skopje starts removal of ‘irredentist’ statues put up by Gruevski government
The work of removing statues and public monuments put up by the previous government of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), led by nationalist prime minister Nikola Gruevski, was set in motion by Zoran Zaev’s government in Skopje on Thursday.
Tsipras is honest and believes a name solution will be good for Greece, Zaev says
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is honest and believes that a solution to the name issue with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) will be a good development for Greece, FYROM Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said in a statement made during his visit to Berlin. Zaev was in the German city on Wednesday for […]