Pence discusses the name negotiations with Tsipras over the phone

US Vice President Mike Pence and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras had a phone conversation to discuss the negotiations aimed at settling the issue involving Macedonia’s name, according to the White House. “The Vice President encouraged Prime Minister Tsipras to continue working with Prime Minister Zaev on a mutually-acceptable agreement. Resolution of this issue would …

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Greece calls for ‘geographical or chronological qualifier’

In accordance with Nimetz’s proposal, a name solution should be reached containing either a geographical or chronological qualifier, reads a statement of the Greek PM’s office apparently dismissing the latest proposal ‘Republic of Ilinden Macedonia’. The press release of Alexis Tsipras’ office, issued on Saturday evening, comments on the statement of Macedonian PM Zoran Zaev. “We welcome …

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Top state and party officials hold leaders’ meeting on name talks

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev has initiated a leaders’ meeting, set to take place Saturday in Skopje, to brief President Gjorge Ivanov and the party leaders about the details of his talks with the Greek PM  and to discuss the possibility for a name solution acceptable for both countries. Speaking to reporters on Friday, Zaev said he would respect …

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“Republika Ilindenska Makedonija”, the proposal which has sparked debate in Skopje

“Republika Ilindenska Makedonija” is circulating as a proposal for the country’s name by media in Macedonia, stating that this was the name which was agreed yesterday in the meeting between PM Zoran Zaev and the Greek one, Alexis Tsipras during the summit of Sofia. The government has neither confirmed, nor dismissed this information, which has …

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Leaders’ meeting on name negotiations scheduled for tomorrow

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said Friday he convened a leaders’ meeting on the pace of Skopje-Athens name negotiations, for tomorrow. At the meeting, Zaev is set to brief the leaders of parliamentary political parties about the details of his yesterday’s talks with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and the possibility for a name solution that would be acceptable …

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Tsipras’ Office: Without erga omnes and constitutional revision, talks on whatever name pointless

The talks on any name are pointless without meeting the Greek government’s demands – erga omnes (name for overall use) and constitutional revision, the Prime Minister’s Office said in regard to local media reports on Athens-Skopje name negotiations. In a press release on Friday, the PM’s Office reiterates Alexis Tsipras’ statement, given after a meeting with …

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British PM May in Skopje: The solution of the name dispute will benefit both countries

This afternoon, the British Prime Minister, Theresa May arrived in Skopje where she expressed her powerful support for the integration of the country in Euro-Atlantic structures and the solution of the name dispute. After the meeting with PM Zaev, May said that with the right political will, the country could secure a prosperous future. “You …

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Hahn optimistic that Macedonia and Greece will reach a name solution

European Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn voiced optimism in Sofia on Thursday that Macedonia and Greece will reach a solution to the name dispute. He did not want to discuss any time frames, however. “I’ve always been optimistic. And I’ll stay optimistic. The two PMs are on the right track,” …

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Zaev-Tsipras meeting in Sofia ends

The meeting between Macedonian PM Zoran Zaev and Greek PMs Alexis Tsipras that was held on the sidelines of the EU-Western Balkans Summit in Sofia on Thursday has ended. The meeting was the second tête-à-tête between the two PMs after the name dispute negotiations resumed. It was expected that they would try to come closer …

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Greek daily ‘Kathimerini’: PMs to discuss possible drafting of an international treaty

Following talks between Greek and Macedonian Foreign Ministers over the weekend, negotiations are proceeding based on three documents: one submitted by each of the ministers and one by the office of United Nation mediator Matthew Nimetz, Greek daily Kathimerini reads. A flurry of diplomacy is under way amid reports of a new push to resolve …

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President Ivanov asks to be briefed about the outcome of last name talks round

Macedonia’s President Gjorge Ivanov has not been briefed about the outcome of the last meeting of the Macedonian and Greek Foreign Ministers, Nikola Dimitrov and Nikos Kotzias respectively, with the UN mediator Matthew Nimetz, the President’s Office said Monday in a press release. The President Office has thus far asked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs …

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Independent Greeks: We do not accept a name that includes the term ‘Macedonia’

The Greek government junior coalition partner Independent Greeks (ANEL), headed by Defence Minister Panos Kammenos, sticks to the position against including the term Macedonia in the name of our country. The party’s strong position was once again reiterated by the ANEL’s spokeswoman Madalena Papadopoulou in an interview with RealFM radio. “We cannot accept the name …

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‘Avgi’: Name agreement to be endorsed by larger parliamentary majority

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini seem to support the need for parliamentary endorsement of a possible name agreement by a larger majority, reads Greek daily “Avgi”. The paper claims that Athens has received advice and recommendation from Brussels to increase the majority required for a ‘green light’ to …

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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 …

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 VMRO-DPMNE calls for urgent leaders’ meeting on name negotiations

The opposition VMRO-DPMNE called Sunday for an urgent leaders’meeting, at which Primer Zoran Zaev and Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov in the presence of President Gjorge Ivanov would brief on the details and pace of Skopje-Athens name negotiations. VMRO-DPMNE secretary general Igor Janusev told a press conference on Sunday that the party leader, Hristijan Mickovski, cut …

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Greek media: Solution to name issue in the hands of PMs Zaev and Tsipras

Conveying the statement of the UN mediator in Athens-Skopje name negotiations, Matthew Nimetz, Greek media reported Sunday that now the solution to the matter is in the hands of Prime Ministers Zoran Zaev and Alexis Tsipras. ‘Tsipras-Zaev meeting: New window for Solution’; ‘Skopje issue: The Baton in the PMs’ Hands; ‘Sounio revives ambitions for settling …

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To Vima: Interim agreement now, solving language and identity issues within two years

Greek media reports indicate that Athens and Skopje  are heading rapidly toward a new interim agreement that will enshrine the new name of the northern neighbor – sources say Upper Macedonia – and give the country two years to change its constitution and establish use of  the new name at home. ‘The UN Security Council …

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