23 April 2018
Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov will meet with Foreign Minister of Greece Nikos Kotzias, along with UN mediator Matthew Nimetz, on April 25 (Wednesday afternoon) in Vienna, reports the MFA. Last week, Kotzias, in an interview with Greek radio “24/7” regarding the talks and the points for which he was negotiating, said identity is a matter […]
20 April 2018
Government spokesman Mile Bosnjakovski confirmed that a new meeting between the foreign ministers of Macedonia and Greece, Nikola Dimitrov and Nikos Kotzias will take place at the end of the month, but that the exact date has not yet been confrmed. “There will be a new meeting by the end of the month, and the […]
18 April 2018
At the next NATO summit in July, Macedonia will not become a member because the time period is too short, said Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias in an interview with the Greek radio “247”. According to Kotzias, the agreement has to be ratified in various ways, and it is already April. “They want to call […]
23 March 2018
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 […]
23 March 2018
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 […]
23 March 2018
During a meeting between Macedonian Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov and his Greek counterpart, Nikos Kotzias, a group of citizens gathered in front of the Foreign Ministry. They carried banners that were written in English, saying “Our name is Macedonia”, “Kotzias go home, you are not welcome in Macedonia”, “Stop the Holocaust against Macedonians” and “Stop […]
12 February 2018
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 […]
8 February 2018
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 […]
6 February 2018
We expect that Skopje should finally publicly reveal what will be the adjective in the composite name and it should explain that to its citizens, said Nikos Kotsias, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, in an interview for “Euro news” published in Greek language. He claims that Athens is preparing the terrain for the Greeks to […]
3 February 2018
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 […]
30 January 2018
There is a momentum, it’s time for decision making, stated the mediator in the name dispute, Matthew Nimetz after the meeting with Greece’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikos Kotzias, reports the Macedonian Information Agency (MIA). Nimetz stated that the meeting was constructive and said that the Head of the Greek diplomacy have talked about the […]
22 January 2018
The talks about certain issues on Wednesday at Davos will show where we are heading, was the reply the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece, Nikos Kotzias gave to a journalist about resolving the name dispute, reported the Macedonian Informative Agency (MIA). “No one is pushing us, nor we are letting anyone push us. Of […]
11 January 2018
At today’s meeting that took place in Thessaloniki, the ministers for foreign affairs of Macedonia and Greece, Nikola Dimitrov and Nikos Kotzias, have expressed their joint expectation that at the forthcoming meeting on 17 January, UN SG’s Personal Envoy Mr. Nimetz will table an initial framework that will be used to move the process essentially […]
10 January 2018
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikola Dimitrov, will meet tomorrow with his Greek colleague, Nikos Kotzias, informs the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. They also informed that “the focus of the talks will be issues of bilateral interests including further strengthening of confidence-building measures.” The meeting location wasn’t announced.
9 January 2018
This year represents a historical chance for surpassing of the misunderstanding regarding the use of the name of our country, said the Vice Premier for European Affairs, Bujar Osmani during today’s meetings in Athens with the Head of the Greek diplomacy, Nikos Kotzias and the Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs for European Affairs and International […]
4 January 2018
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, […]
14 November 2017
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikola Dimitrov and his Greek colleague, Nikos Kotzias, at the margins of the ministerial meeting in Brussels had talks about the name dispute and the measures of building trust. “We talked about the further promotion of the measures of trust and the promotion of our cooperation. During the meeting, we […]
14 November 2017
The communication modalities between the two countries, as well as the communication mechanisms within the European Union, were part of the topics discussed by the foreign ministers of Macedonia and Greece, Nikola Dimitrov and Nikos Kotzias, who met on the sidelines of the meeting between the Foreign Ministers of EU countries in Brussels. “We talked […]
13 November 2017
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikola Dimitrov and his Greek colleague, Nikos Kotzias will have a bilateral meeting in Brussels, on the margins of the meeting of the ministers of foreign affairs of the EU countries. According to the announcements, Dimitrov and Kotzias will discuss the name dispute including the measures for building trust. Before […]
5 October 2017
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 […]
