Tag: Nikos Kotzias

The biggest measure that will affect mutual trust and create an even better atmosphere, is for Greece to unblock the Euro-Atlantic processes for Macedonia and to ensure that the right to prosperity is not denied, said the President of the Republic of Macedonia, Gjorge Ivanov, at the meeting with the Greek Foreign Minister , Nikos Kotzias, who is visiting...

Today, the Minister of Foriegn Affairs, Nikola Dimitrov, did not want comment on exactly what was said at this morning’s meeting with his Greek counterpart, Nikos Kotzias. He said it would not be correct to comment that they would only discuss confidence building measures, taking into account that trust is crucial to good relations. “It’s necessary to determine what is...

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias, during his visit to Skopje on Thursday, in addition to his meeting with the Macedonian Foreign Minister, Nikola Dimitrov, he will meet with President Gjorge Ivanov, as well as with Deputy Prime Minister for EU Integration, Bujar Osmani, "Meta" has learned. Kotzias will arrive in Skopje by car will immediately before the planned meetings. The...

Greek Foreign Minister, Nikos Kotzias, in an interview with Greek television “Antenna”, accused Macedonia of irredentism, being unprepared, but also being spoiled by the international community. “As you know, I was in Skopje twice, we talked about the issue, and they were unprepared. They came to Greece, again unprepared. They have been spoiled by the international community. Here, we are...

The Greek Foreign Minister, Nikos Kotzias, sent a sharp message to Macedonia that the irredentism towards Greece is blocking the country’s European perspective. Talking about the Greek foreign policy at the Economic Chamber of Macedonia, Kotizas stressed that part of the name dispute are the problematic irredentistic tendencies that the country is showcasing with the request of the name...

Today in Skopje, the Foreign Ministers of Macedonia and Greece, Nikola Poposki and Nikos Kotzias discussed confidence-building measures and the possible development and expansion of the railway line from Bitola to Lerin and the construction of the gas pipeline from Thessaloniki to Macedonia . The name dispute, as previously announced, was not part of the conversation between the two Foreign...

Nikos Kotzias, the Greek Minister for Foreign Affairs will be visiting Skopje on Thursday. According to unofficial sources in Greece, Kotzias is coming to Macedonia after being invited by the Macedonian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Nikola Poposki. He will also address the Ambassador’s Council in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in front of the Heads of diplomatic and consular...

The name dispute is not up for discussion at the moment due to the of the internal political crisis in Macedonia. This was stated by Greece's Foreign Minister, Nikos Kotzias before its present face to face meeting with his Macedonian counterpart Nikola Poposki. The two ministers met on the sidelines of a regional meeting on the refugee crisis, which is...

The former Greek Minister for Foreign Affairs and who is currently responsible for foreign policy in the New Democracy Party Dora Bakoyannis, activated a new alarm about the possible exclusion of Greece from the Schengen area. Bakoyannis sent a parliamentary question to the Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias, about reports that the European Union planned financial assistance to Macedonia to...

The day after tomorrow, Ali Ahmeti, leader of DUI will visit Athens. In Greece it is widely believed that the visit is part of the effort to find a faster solution to the hopeless situation over the name dispute. In analysing the Greek newspaper "To Vima", Ahmeti's meeting with Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias is widely believed to be part of...

Ali Ahmeti, the leader of the Democratic Union for Integration (DUI), on January 8 will travel to Athens to meet with Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias. DUI say that the only reason for visiting Athens is the meeting between Ahmeti and Kotzias. In DUI's statement, they say that Ahmeti and Kotzias will exchange views and ideas on good neighbourly relations, outstanding issues...