“We didn’t talk about new propositions regarding the name, nor did I come here with a definite proposal. We talked about the actual process and how to intensify it”, said Matthew Nimetz for the media the UN’s special representative, after meeting with Macedonian Foreign Minister, Nikola Dimitrov.
When asked whether there has been any certain progress, whether Greece’s has stepped away from its positions, Nimetz said that there has to be constructiveness and understanding from both sides regarding the solution of the name dispute i.e. it is necessary for both sides to talk to each other.
Nimetz said there shouldn’t be any significant changes in the process of solving the name dispute in the next few months because the stances of both sides should be analyzed and it is not the right time for coming out with a definitive proposal.
He said that after visiting Skopje, he wouldn’t be traveling to Athens because the Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs had urgent obligations regarding the Cyprus issue.
