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Zaev: Headway made in three out of the seven points in the name dispute
From the start of the seven points in the negotiation process for resolving the name dispute, headway has been made on three points, announced Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, while answering a journalist questions during today's visit to Negotino.
“Mediator Nimetz is leading the process; he knows what things can and can not pass. I am glad that all open issues have now been...
Athens “dismayed” by the timing of Zaev’s visit to Ankara
The Greek government has not hidden their dismay about Prime Minister Zoran Zaev’s “hasty” visit to Ankara, to seek “the public’s support from Turkey”. In Athens, they believe the move will open the door to Turkey’s strong hold in the Balkans, especially during this time when the Greek-Turkish relations are in crisis regarding the Imia Islands, reported the Greek...
Erdoğan -Zaev: Support for good neighborly policies and resolving the name dispute with Greece
At today’s meeting in Ankara, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and the President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, at today’s concluded that the two countries have the potential to promote economic cooperation by increased Turkish investment and through new initiatives by Macedonia.
Government informs that Erdoğan has expressed support and encouragement for Turkish businessmen to invest in Macedonia.
“President of Turkey Erdoğan...
Yildirim: Greece should not dictate the official name of another country
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim at a press conference with his Macedonian counterpart Zoran Zaev in Ankara has said that it is wrong for Greece to dictate the official name of Macedonia, but added that he hopes that the two neighboring countries will resolve the dispute in a friendly spirit, Associated Press " reports.
"It is wrong for one country...
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...
Šekerinska: Apparently Grubi is a great optimist, but there is still no agreement regarding the name
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Radmila Šekerinska in an interview on "Television 24" commented on the statement by DUI MP, Artan Grubi that an agreement on the name had been reached, she went further saying that it was far from it.
“Grubi appears to be a great optimist. I do not think that his assessment is correct. Regarding...
Will a “Heavyweight” unblock negotiations regarding the name dispute if they come to a critical stage?
The Macedonian side said that the negotiators Adamantios Vassilakis and Vasko Naumovski will no longer be involved in the name dispute talks, but in the place of the mediator Matthew Nimetz, will be the foreign ministers of both countries, Nikos Kotzias and Nikola Dimitrov. However, now, sources from the Government say that "they are thinking, there is a possibility,...
Dimitrov and Kotzias will meet on the 15th and 16th of February in Sofia
The Foreign Ministers of Macedonia and Greece, Nikola Dimitrov and Nikos Kotzias, will meet in Sofia on the 15th and 16th of February, on the sidelines of the informal meeting of the heads of diplomats of the EU countries and candidate countries for membership, announced the Independent Balkan News agency IBNA.
Dimitrov and Koztias expect to discuss the next steps...
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...
VMRO-DPMNE: Zaev should reveal which name he will accept as a geographical heading
In reaction to the press conference by Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and the statement that he is ready for a name with a geographical heading, VMRO-DPMNE writes that Zaev should inform the public what that name is, whether there will be an English transcription and whether it will be for international use only.
"Is he prepared for a name with a geographical...
The public was fully informed about Zaev’s meeting with Tsipras in Davos, says the Government
The public was fully informed about the bilateral meeting between the prime ministers of Macedonia and Greece, Zoran Zaev and Alexis Tsipras in Davos, and the demonstrated goodwill from both sides. The government's announcement comes after the reaction of the opposition VMRO-DPMNE, but also after a statement by Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias for "Euronews".
"At the bilateral meeting between the...
Bildt: “Heavy” EU states need to get involved in resolving the name dispute
It will require some heavy lifting by heavy EU states and institutions to get a Macedonia name compromise, but without one the EU Balkan strategy risks collapse, said the Co-Chair of the European Council for
Foreign Relations and former Swedish Foreign Minister, Carl Bildt.
“I think it will require some heavy lifting by heavy EU states and institutions to get a...
Kotzias: Nimetz is not in his jurisdiction to discuss Athens policy and describes it incorrectly
I clearly and strictly pointed out that he is not in his jurisdiction to say what Athens policy is, nor describe it in the wrong way, said Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias, regarding mediator Matthew Nimetz, reports the Macedonian Information Agency (MIA).
Through a statement, Kotzias said that he had a long conversation with the personal representative of the United Nations...
61 percents in favour of finding a solution over name dispute
The majority of citizens in Macedonia, i.e. 61% of them, support a solution regarding the name dispute, in order to speed up the country's entry into the European Union and NATO, while 33% are categorically against, shows the latest survey by the Institute for Democracy "Societas Civilis".
The survey was conducted by the agency "M-prospect" from 19th to 26th January,...
Zaev and Nimetz have agreed: Naumovski and Vasilakis are out, Dimitrov and Kotzias are in
For future talks on resolving the name dispute between Macedonia and Greece under the auspices of the United Nations (UN), instead of the current negotiators, the foreign ministers of Macedonia and Greece will be head of the negotiating teams. This was agreed upon between the mediator in the negotiations, Matthew Nimetz , and Prime Minister Zoran Zaev at their...
Dimitrov: Nimetz brought “ideas that are not so bad, but also ideas that are not so good”
The mediator in the name talks between Macedonia and Greece, Matthew Nimetz, said today at a press conference after the meeting with Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov, that he is more optimistic than ever before to resolve the name dispute.
“As for the issue of the identity of the people living here, besides everything we heard from the Greek side regarding...
Nimetz in Skopje for meetings with top state officials and Mickoski and Ahmeti
UN mediator in the Macedonia-Greece name dispute, Matthew Nimetz, will be in Skopje tomorrow for an official visit and talks with top state officials, Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov, VMRO-DPMNE leader, Hristijan Mickoski and DUI president Ali Ahmeti.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nimetz will meet Nikola Dimitrov tomorrow at 12 o'clock. They will be discussing initial framework for...
Zaev – Tsipras: “Alexander the Great” highway will be renamed “Friendship”
The ultimate solution to the name dispute must be accepted by both sides, meanwhile, we are strongly committed to confidence building measures, said today Alexis Tsipras at a press conference after his first meeting with Macedonian Prime Minister Zoram Zaev that lasted more than two hours.
Zaev emphasized that Macedonia has no territorial pretensions towards Greece and to prove it,...
Mass protest in Thessaloniki, Greeks say “Macedonia is one and Greek”
“Macedonia is one and it means Greece”, “Macedonia is a holy Greek name”, “The solution is to have a border with Serbia”, “The person who gives away the name Macedonia is a national traitor”, were the main messages at yesterday’s protests in Thessaloniki, where protesters said they were defending Macedonia.
At the protest next to the harbor, about 50,000 people...
Mickoski: The government wants to provoke VMRO-DPMNE to leave Parliament
The government wants to provoke VMRO-DPMNE to leave Parliament so that it can bring laws that go against the interests of the people, says VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski in an interview with the "Independent newspaper".
He says the party decided that MPs in its ranks should attend yesterday's session, which was when NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg addressed Parliament, because...
