The United States continues to support the ongoing negotiations under the auspices of the United Nations concerning the name issue of Macedonia, the State Department told the Voice of America in the Macedonian language, emphasizing its support for a solution to the longstanding dispute.
“We hope that the leaders of Macedonia and Greece will find a mutually acceptable solution to the name issue together, which will be in the interests of Euro-Atlantic integration, economic prosperity, peace and stability in the region”, said the State Department.
Yesterday, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said that a solution to the decades-long name dispute was never closer, but would not provide more details about a possible agreement. According to recent statements, an agreement should be finalized in a telephone conversation with his Greek counterpart, Alexis Tsipras.
Meanwhile, President Gjorge Ivanov, after yesterday’s meeting with Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov, who informed him of the negotiation process with Greece, said that an ‘erga omnes’ name was unacceptable as well as any change to the Constitution.
