23 January 2019
The rejection of the Prespa Agreement and its debacle can have deep and even dangerous consequences, remarked the special UN envoy Matthew Nimetz in the interview for the Greek news agency ANA -MPA, regarding the talks between Skopje and Athens about the name dispute. -A new agreement and a quick solution in case if the […]
13 December 2018
The Prespa Agreement is a very important step for the region’s stability and relations between Macedonia and Greece, said UN special envoy, Matthew Nimetz, after a meeting with acting foreign minister, George Katrougalos. -Obviously, the political process in both countries is making progress, and me as the UN envoy remain ready to help. If both sides […]
7 December 2018
The Greek media has speculated that both Skopje and Athens have officially dictated that, “Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will ask the UN to approve an additional protocol that will make the Prespa Agreement more precise in the sense that it will give a very limited space for language and nation.” According to government spokesman […]
17 January 2018
The UN’s mediator in the name dispute negotiations, Matthew Nimetz, today at UN’s headquarters after the meeting with the Macedonian and the Greek negotiator, Vasko Naumovski and Adamantios Vassilakis, announced that a solution for the name dispute can be seen which will put an end to the 27 year long dispute between Greece and Macedonia. […]
24 September 2017
At the moment, we are building friendly relations with Greece and strengthening the trust between the two sides in order to be friendly for the moment when the serious name dispute should be resolved, answered Prime Minister Zoran Zaev at today’s press conference where he shared his impressions from the participation of the 72nd General […]
18 September 2017
Today, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev met and shook hands with US President Donald Trump at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. Zaev on his Facebook page shared a picture of shaking hands with US President Trump and wrote that he gave support to Trump’s initiative through the Declaration to support the reforms proposed by […]
6 September 2017
Prime Minister Zoran Zaev will lead the delegation of the Republic of Macedonia at the 72nd General Assembly of the United Nations in New York from 17th to 19th September, announced the Government’s Public Relations Department. The delegation will consist of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikola Dimitrov and the Minister without a portfolio in […]
25 July 2016
The Ministry of Defense is considering increasing the participation of the Macedonian Army (ARM) in peacekeeping operations, said Defense Minister Zoran Jolevski, during a visit to the United Nations Headquarters in New York, at the Department of Peacekeeping Operations. Jolevski’s host, reports the MoD, was Hervé Ladsous, UN Undersecretary and the Head of the Department […]
17 December 2015
The differences in the red lines over the name dispute between Macedonia and Greece remain, but both countries have decided to focus on cooperation and the things that bring the two countries together, rather than the problem that separates the two. This was the conclusion of the Macedonian and Greek Foreign Ministers, Nikola Poposki and […]
2 October 2015
Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski will address the General Assembly of the United Nations in New York and later, meet with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. One of the key topics of the meeting with the UN Secretary General is expected, will be the name dispute with Greece. Gruevski a few days earlier, within the reception […]
1 October 2015
The Greek Prime Minister, Alexis Tsipras, hopes that measures to build confidence will help to speed up the process of resolving the name dispute. Speaking at the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN), the Greek Prime Minister said that Greece is working to resolve all outstanding issues with the countries of the Western Balkans, […]
30 September 2015
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, refused to attend the UN General Assembly, a key meeting on the fight against ISIS, because of Macedonia. Neither Mr Tsipras, nor his Greek counterpart Nikos Kotzias attended the meeting on the fight against terrorism, organized by US President Barack Obama because Macedonia participated under its constitutional name. Sources from […]
17 September 2015
Dr. Srgjan Kerim, the Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, has been nominated by the Macedonian Government for the position of Secretary General of the United Nations. The Eastern European Group in the UN, which the Republic of Macedonia is part of, also share the view that the next Secretary General based on the system of […]
31 August 2015
The European Union called for an emergency meeting where its member states will discuss the escalation of the migrant crisis, reports the BBC. According to information the EU presidency has called the foreign ministers of all 28 member states to a meeting on September 14. The EU’s announcement states that the crisis has reached […]
24 July 2015
In the latest report released yesterday on the human rights situation in Macedonia, the United Nations Human Rights Committee demands from the authorities in the country to inform all citizens who have been targets of illegal wiretapping, so they are encouraged to use the legal mechanisms in order to counter the violations against the freedom […]
17 March 2015
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights today expressed deep concern over the political impasse in which Macedonia is trapped and its impact on human rights. Spokeswoman of the Commissioner Cécile Pouilly today in Geneva said that the High Commissioner was “particularly disturbed” by the content of the recently released recorded conversations that incriminate senior representatives […]
8 March 2015
Forum of Women of DOM congratulated 8th of March, International Women’s Day, to all women in the Republic of Macedonia. In a statement of the party it is read that they support the platform “Planet 50-50” by 2030, set by the United Nations. – We propose to provide equal representation of women and men in […]
2 March 2015
While my country, the Republic of Macedonia, is a member of the Human Rights Council, my fellow citizens face denial of their right to identity and language, said President of Macedonia Gjorgje Ivanov at the high segment of the Human Rights Council of the United Nations, which held in Geneva. “Front pages are flooded with […]
2 March 2015
President Gjogje Ivanov today in Geneva, Switzerland, addressed the high level segment of the Human Rights Council of the United Nations, which opened its 28th session. – Human history is a great story about the conflict between justice and power. On the one side are reason and conscience, while brute force and selfish interests are […]
28 January 2015
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the information that Macedonia’s right to vote at the General Assembly of the world organization was revoked due to unpaid membership fee is not correct. MFA informs that the debt has been settled, and it will soon be registered in the UN. – We had a deadline of […]
