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Today Kotzias is in Ohrid at a working dinner with Dimitrov, tomorrow there will be an official meeting
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias will arrive in Ohrid this afternoon, and he will have a working dinner with the Macedonian Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov.
The official meeting of the two foreign ministers is scheduled for tomorrow. The Foreign Ministry states that the Minister Kotzias’s visit is within the fringes of the continuous dialogue between the two ministers, regarding efforts...
Šekerinska: We tell all countries – Strategic goals are our own
Statements we have received from Russia lately have not been positive, but they are of no surprise, especially after Russia shared their views last year concerning our strategic goals, said deputy prime minister and defense minister, Radmila Šekerinska after visiting the Military Medical Centre in Skopje.
"We want to have good relations with Russia while investing in good relations with...
Kotzias from Vienna: I hope we make some positive steps today
"I hope we make some positive steps today," the Greek foreign minister told journalists, just before today's meeting with Macedonian Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov and UN mediator Matthew Nimetz in Vienna, reported Athen News Agency (ANA-MPA).
According to photographs released by the Macedonian foreign ministry's official Twitter page, the meeting was held in the offices of the Austrian foreign ministry.
Prior to...
Zaev – Kotzias: It is time for decisions and a compromise acceptable to both sides
Today, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev met with Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias, who is currently on a two-day official visit to Macedonia.
Zaev said that this meeting coincides with an extremely positive moment in time, where long-lasting solutions for bilateral issues in the region are expected in the perspective of the European Union's expectations.
"The focus of our talks must be...
Dimitrov – Kotzias: An honest solution will take into account the positions of both sides
After the bilateral meeting between the Macedonian and Greek delegations - the foreign ministers expressed good will for reaching a solution, as well as more reservations regarding the quick solution over the name issue. However, the two foreign ministers sent a joint message - that work must be done to overcome the problems and build a common future. Both...
MANU: Proposals for the name are absurd, unsustainable, impossible and unfeasible
The president of the Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts (MANU), Taki Fiti, in his opening of the academy's annual assembly, appealed for finding a mutually acceptable solution to the name issue and encouraged the authorities of Macedonia and Greece to take responsibility and bravely face the present realities.
He went on to say that a solution to a name...
Zaev: Threats, humiliation and causing fear in front of MPs’ homes is not acceptable
Prime Minister Zoran Zaev believes that the protests which are being organized in front of the MPs' private houses, create several criminal acts and he personally will protect their children from fear and terror, caused by the protesters. This was stated by Zaev at the Basic Court Skopje I, after today's hearing regarding the "Bribe" case.
“Protests are permitted by...
Mitchell: We are involved in the name process, but we cannot make the decision for you
The current conditions for resolving the name dispute have improved over time, but the United States will not resolve the problem for you, said Assistant Secretary of State at the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, Wess Mitchell, at a press conference following a joint meeting with Prime Minister Zoran Zaev .
"The United States supports Macedonia's path to reform....
MoI: Greek and Albanian flags burnt at yesterday’s protest and stones thrown at the EU Info Centre
At yesterday’s protests in Skopje, which were organized by the World Macedonian Congress and Macedonian communities across Europe, Greek and Albanian flags were burnt and stones were thrown at the EU Info Centre, said the Ministry of Interior.
According to the MoI, police found five bottles of flammable liquid in Woman Warrior Park opposite the Parliament. In connection to this,...
Zaev: A change to the Constitution is not necessary because it will not mean a final guarantee
Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, in an interview with the Financial Times, assessed that Macedonia and Greece are coming to a solution to the name dispute, and that this issue could be closed before the NATO summit in Brussels in July, this year.
“I'm an optimist. It's very difficult, and we're aware of that. But it would be good for both...
Kotsias will arrive in Skopje this week carrying a proposal with seven points
The draft-proposal for solving the name dispute with its seven points will be brought to Skopje this week by the Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikos Kotsias as he will land at the international airport Skopje, reports the Greek newspaper "Kathimerini."
According to this outlet, the name, the range of its use, the identity, the trademarks, the short abbreviations...
Bosnjakovski: Germany is not actively involved in the name negotiations
Germany is not actively involved in the name talks that are being held between Macedonia and Greece under the auspices of the United Nations and mediator Matthew Nimetz, said government spokesman, Mile Bosnjakovski in response to a journalist’s question at today's press conference.
“Today's meeting between German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Prime Minister Zoran Zaev is bilateral, where they will discuss various...
Stoltenberg calls for flexibility in name negotiations
Today, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg called for flexibility in the negotiations between Macedonia and Greece regarding the name dispute at a press conference in Brussels.
“I would be very careful and I would not speculate about the possibility for an agreement. We have a UN mediator, who now presents some proposals about how to resolve the name issue. I hope...
Mitsotakis has accused Tsipras of trying to play the card of divisions
The leader of the Greek opposition party, New Democracy Kirijakos Mitsotakis, has accused the Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras that he tried to play the card of divisions, since he wanted to cause a division within the opposition, but he failed, and he wanted to do the same with the nation when he called them to be radical right-wing...
Zaharieva: We should leave Skopje and Athens to deal themselves with the negotations
I'm happy to see that there is progress in the negotiations between Athens and Skopje, said today the MFA of Bulgaria, Ekaterina Zaharivea in Sofia when she answered a question about the name dispute, reports the Bulgarian news agency BTA.
-It is a bilateral issue and let's leave Athens and Skopje to run the negotiations mediated by the UN...
Dimitrov and Kotsias are having a meeting this evening in Vienna and tomorrow they will be having a joint meeting with Nimetz
The Macedonian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikola Dimitrov, will have a meeting this evening in Vienna with the Minister of Foreign Affairs if Greece, Nikos Kotsias, informs the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Dimitrov and Kotsias will have a joint meeting with the UN mediator, Matthew Nimetz.
Dimitrov and Kotsias will meet again on the 15th and the 16th of...
Parvanov: The name Upper or Northern Macedonia favors Greece, but at the expense of Bulgaria
Negotiations for resolving the name dispute between Macedonia and Greece should not be at the expense of Bulgaria, stated former Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov today on BTV "This Morning" program.
According to Parvanov, the fact that the name-dispute between Greece and Macedonia has been under discussion is positive, but he went further and said that he is worried because "talks...
Grubi meets with Nimetz in New York and tells him DUI want a dignified solution
Today, the DUI MP Artan Grubi held a working lunch in New York with United Nations mediator Matthew Nimetz, announced the cabinet of the Parliamentary Committee on European Affairs. At the meeting, Grubi conveyed the impressions from the previous meetings in Washington, and discussed the process of the name dispute.
"The views of the two prime ministers provoke optimism that...
Janushev: SDSM and DUI are competing with each other which party is going to make appeasements with the name
It seems like SDSM and DUI are competing who will make a bigger appeasement without making an evaluation of the consequences it might have on the highest national interests, stated today VMRO-DPMNE's General Secretary, Igor Janushev.
-MP Artan Grubi bragged that the form of the new name has already been agreed upon. The same person has publicly stated that...
Zaev: We want a solution for the name, but not at all costs – we changed the Constitution once
The solution regarding the name dispute must guarantee the identity and dignity of both parties. We will do our best to find a solution to this firing 25-year problem, but not at all costs, said Prime Minister Zoran Zaev today, answering a journalist's question at a press conference in Government.
“The Government's view is that the name is acceptable with...
