Pavlopoulos: First constitutional review, then NATO and EU membership for FYROM


The integration of FYROM into NATO and the EU requires a name solution, which prescribes the constitutional review and the elimination of irredentism, said Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos in his address after being proclaimed an honorary citizen of the municipality of Peonia.

– There is one way forward for the integration of FYROM into NATO and the EU. First, a preliminary revision of its constitution, something that signals the respect that Greece, the European Union and NATO show towards its legal order and the rule of law as a whole, Pavlopoulos said.

The Greek president’s message comes less than 24 hours after the fresh round of talks between Macedonia and Greece’s foreign ministers Nikola Dimitrov and Nikos Kotzias with mediator Matthew Nimetz, and the scheduled meeting of the two prime ministers.