Prespes agreement

Tsipras engages in secret diplomacy with FYROM against national interests, says ND’s Vasilis Kikilias

New Democracy (ND) shadow defence minister Vassilis Kikilias accused the government of secret diplomacy after the publication of the minutes of FYROM political leaders’ meetings.

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Greece-FYROM relations form a stabilising axis for the Balkans, says foreign minister Nikos Kotzias

There can be no policy that is better for the future of the Balkans than cooperation between Greece and FYROM, Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias said in an interview with the public broadcaster ERT late on Monday. He noted that through this cooperation, “we will stabilise this country (FYROM), which we don’t want to see destroyed”.

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We will do our best to prevent the damaging Prespes agreement, promises New Democracy

“New Democracy from the first moment stressed that the Prespes Agreement is damaging for Greece. For this reason, it tabled a censure motion against the government in June,” the main opposition party said on Monday, referring to the referendum in FYROM.

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US State Department hails FYROM referendum results, supports the Prespes agreement

The State Department welcomed the result of FYROM’s referendum on Sunday:

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FYROM referendum results are contradictory, but Prespes agreement must go on, says Greek FM

Greece is following closely, albeit from the appropriate distance, the developments in the friendly country of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and remains committed to the Prespa Agreement.

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“Greece continues to stress the need to finalise the Prespes agreement” says government spokesman

Welcoming the strong ‘yes’ vote in favour of the Prespes Agreement during the referendum held in neighbouring FYROM, Greek government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos on Monday said the Greek government will continue to support the need for the deal to come into force “with sobriety, wisdom and a sense of national duty”.

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Alexis Tsipras and Zoran Zaev among the favourites for the Nobel Peace Prize, say Swedsh media

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and FYROM Prime Minister Zoran Zaev are among the favourites to become nominees for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, said Wiktor Nummellin, the Swedish TT news agency’s special correspondent for Nobel Prizes, on Monday in an interview with the Athens-Macedonian News Agency (ANA).

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We are expecting a positive result in FYROM’s referendum, says minister George Katrougalos

Alternate Foreign Minister George Katrougalos estimated that there will be a positive answer in the referendum in FYROM on the Prespes agreement in an interview with Athens-Macedonian News Agency on Saturday

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We are determined to press ahead with the Prespes agreement, says SYRIZA MP Christos Mantas

The government is determined to press ahead with the ratification of the Prespes Agreement signed by Athens and Skopje and “will not play games”, SYRIZA MP and parliamentary spokesman Christos Mantas said on Friday, talking to the Athens-Macedonian News Agency (ANA) radio station ‘Praktoreio 104.9 FM’.

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New Democracy will never ratify the Prespes agreement with FYROM, states secretary Avgenakis

New Democracy will not ratify the Prespes Agreement, either in this parliament or in the next parliament, main opposition ND party secretary Lefteris Avgenakis said on Friday.

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