Papadimoulis: Chance for solving name dispute should not be missed

“We shouldn’t miss the chance to solve this issue. The Zoran Zaev-led government has opened a window of opportunity. There are difficulties, which in fact have left the row unsolved for 25 years. It is in our national interest to find a solution to the name issue,” the Vice President of the European Parliament said in an interview with Skai TV.

He fell short of giving any predictions about the upcoming meeting of the foreign ministers of Macedonia and Greece, but he commented on the remarks of PM Zoran Zaev in his interview with the Macedonian Information Agency (MIA), its correspondent reports from Athens.

“Sunday’s comments of PM Zaev are a proof that he is preparing his country’s public opinion about a possible name solution that will include some serious concessions on their part,” Papadimoulis said adding Brussels ‘almost unanimously’ supported the initiatives of PMs Tsipras and  Zaev to find a solution.

By closing the issue, he elaborated, Greece would start to feel the economic benefits, especially in the north, and would be able to focus on the issue with Turkey.