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Kotzias invites Dimitrov to visit Athens on 15 and 16 March
Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikola Dimitrov will take part in an International Scientific Conference, Friday and Saturday, March 15 and 16, organized by Athens University of Piraeus, for the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the existence of the Department of International and European Studies and in honour of honorary professor and former Foreign Minister, Nikos Kotzias.
The two-day conference on...
Kotzias: Gruevski pretended that he didn’t want a solution to the name
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias said that "the former Macedonian Prime Minister, Nikola Gruevski, did not want to resolve the name dispute."
The reaction from Kotzias follows information published by Wikileaks, that Macedonian authorities had accepted a name change back in 2008.
"It is well known that Gruevski did not want any solution to the name dispute. He ridiculed international players,...
Kotzias: Zaev chose a name, Greece will give the green light to the EU and NATO
Yesterday, Greece's Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias said in an interview for the TV programe “Contra” that Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev chose which name he preferred from the three proposals by mediator Matthew Nimetz - North, Upper and New Macedonia, but Kotzias did not say specifically which name it was.
Today, Kotzias is expecting a telephone conversation between the prime...
Zaev: Its a matter of days until the next telephone call with Tsipras
Its only a matter of days until the next telephone conversation between the prime ministers of Macedonia and Greece, and at the moment the circumstances are still being organized in order to realize that, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev told a press conference at the closing conference of the project "Network 23+ chapter 23: Pandora's Box or Key to Good...
Kotzias invites Dimitrov to take part in meeting with the Visegrad Group
Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov, at the invitation of his Greek counterpart, Nikos Kotzias, will take part in a second meeting, in an extended composition of foreign ministers of the Balkans and the Visegrad Group in the so-called "Visegrad-4 Plus Balkan-4 Plus" format, which will take place on May 10 and 11, in Sunni, near Athens, informs the Ministry of...
Kotzias: Today we came up with many alternatives, but we did not come to a decision
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias said at today's press conference after the ministerial meeting in Thessaloniki that there are still 1-2 central issues that need to be resolved, and with his Macedonian counterpart Nikola Dimitrov discussed the alternatives and variants of the solution, but did not come to a decision, MIA reports.
"I think that today we came up with...
Dimitrov from Thessaloniki: We share the same fate as the EU, but we’re still not at the table
We share the same fate with the EU, but we are still not at the table, said Macedonian Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov at the third quadrilateral ministerial meeting between Macedonia, Greece, Albania and Bulgaria, which takes place today in Thessaloniki, reports MIA.
Dimitrov thanked Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva and Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov for being the country's chairman...
Dimitrov and Kotzias conclude talks with a working dinner
The foreign ministers of Macedonia and Greece, Nikola Dimitrov and Nikos Kotzias, discussed a solution to the name dispute in Vienna for four hours yesterday and concluded the meeting with a working dinner.
After the meeting, the foreign ministers of both countries did not give any statements to the media.
Negotiator Matthew Nimetz, special envoy of the UN Secretary-General, said that there was...
Dimitrov, Kotzias and Nimetz to meet in Vienna today
Foreign Minster of Macedonia Nikola Dimitrov will meet his Greek counterpart Nikos Kotzias in Viena today, along with Matthew Nimetz, mediator concerning the name negotiations on behalf of the UN.
As reported by the UN in New York, Nimitz will "assist both parties in finding a mutually acceptable solution regarding the name issue."
Although yesterday, EU Commissioner Johannes Hahn expressed optimism...
Dimitrov, Kotzias and Nimetz set to hold new meeting in Vienna?
UN Mediator Matthew Nimetz and the foreign ministers of Macedonia and Greece, Nikola Dimitrov and Nikos Kotzias, are set to hold a new meeting in Vienna next week on the 25 of April, reported Greek media, according to MIA.
At this meeting, according to the Greek media, efforts will be made to overcome the differences from the meeting held in...
Dimitrov and Kotzias had straightforward and frank discussion and the time frame has been established
For the first time we have discussed a time frame and the steps that should follow if a solution is reached, i.e. how it would look like and be implemented. This was a frank conversation, with great understanding of the needs of each other. The main challenge is how to compile the most serious concerns of both sides and...
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...
Dimitrov: With Kotzias we want to resolve the name dispute, but the difference is how to solve it
In an interview with Bulgarian TV Nova, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikola Dimitrov said he and his Greek counterpart Nikos Kotzias want to resolve the name dispute, but also have differences about how the problem should be solved.
“We are burdened with own our history. We are a very proud nation, as all the Balkans are. It is important to...
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...
Osmani: First let’s find a solution for the name, then we shall talk about a referendum
Deputy Prime Minister for European Affairs, Bujar Osmani, said that he would announce in due time when he leaves for Athens to meet with Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias, after Greek media reported that Osmani will make an official visit to Athens on Monday or Tuesday.
“We have continuous communication with the Republic of Greece, with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras,...
Kotzias: Athens and Skopje understand they must work based on a consensus and compromise
In order to open our neighbour's path to the EU and other organizations the country wants to join, there must be a compromise over the name dispute, said Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias in an interview with the “Ethnos” newspaper.
“In the case of FYROM, our neighbors believed that they can continue joining these organizations without an agreement with us,...
Osmani and Kotzias still cannot find an appropriate term for a meeting
The Vice Premier for European Affairs, Bujar Osmani and the Head of Greek diplomacy, Nikos Kotzias, will hold a meeting, but for now, no one knows when the meeting will take place.
The Administration for European Affairs (SEP) stated that at the moment they are working on adjusting the agendas.
-There shall be a meeting, but for now, no...
Dimitrov will not react to Kotzias over the stickers from Greek customs officers
The future of the region was the topic of the bilateral meeting between Macedonian Foreign Minister, Nikola Dimitrov, and his Greek counterpart, Nikos Kotzias, as well as the four-way meeting that takes place today in Thessaloniki, attended by government officials from Bulgaria and Albania .
“We discussed what we can do to create a positive vision for the future and...
Dimitrov: The question of identity will play no part in the upcoming negotiations
Today, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Macedonia, Nikola Dimitrov, denied the information that during negotiations with Greece, they are discussing the matter of identity.
“Negotiations have not yet started, we are currently drawing the contours at what level, in what format and when they begin. It is not useful to speculate about something that Minister Kotzias...
Dimitrov: Negotiations with Greece will definitely begin at the end of this year
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikola Dimitrov, in an interview with Deutsche Welle on his visit to Germany, expressed strong confidence that negotiations with Greece over the name dispute, which have gone on for a long time, will continue by the end of the year.
“During a visit by Greek Foreign Minister, Nikos Kotzias, last Wednesday in Skopje, we discussed confidence...
