Dimitrov wishes success to Kotzias and promises to finalize the Prespa Agreement

Macedonia’s FM Nikola Dimitrov wished success to Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias, who resigned on Wednesday and promised commitment in the process of finalizing the Prespa Agreement. “Under the leadership of Prime Ministers Alexis Tsipras and Zoran Zaev, together with Foreign Minister Kotzias, we shared months of intensive communications, during which we became true friends. In …

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Tsipras: I encourage our neighbor to proceed with the implementation of the Prespa Agreement

  “I want to send a message to our neighbors who these days are focused on their processes to initiate constitutional changes, change of their constitutional name as foreseen in the Prespa Agreement. I encourage them to proceed with determination and courage because there will be no other opportunity. I will say it here once …

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Tsipras accepts Kotzias’ resignation and takes over Foreign Ministry

Greece’s Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said  he was taking over the Foreign Ministry following the resignation of Nikos Kotzias in order to ensure the successful completion of the name agreement with the Republic of Macedonia Speaking to journalists outside Maximos Mansion, Tsipras thanked Kotzias “for his precious contribution all these years in upgrading the country’s …

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Greek government in crisis

Panos Kammenos’s initiatives during his recent trip to the United States and the turbulence he has caused in the political scene of Greece and inside the government coalition have also been the focus of the Council of Ministers. According to IBNA’s exclusive information, Greece’s premier Alexis Tsipras said at the meeting he  had convened the Cabinet due …

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Kotzias: Referendum not a condition for implementation of the Prespa Agreement

The referendum is not a condition or legal requirement for implementation of the Prespa Agreement, but a choice made by Skopje, says Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias in an interview with Greek national TV station ERT following Sunday’s referendum in Macedonia. Kotzias says President Gjorge Ivanov and Prime Minister Zoran Zaev were elected to the …

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Kotzias and Maas call the name agreement historic for stability in the region

The Greek Parliament has a majority to ratify the Prespa Agreement, Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias said Thursday after a meeting with his German counterpart Heiko Maas. FM Maas visited Macedonia earlier this week as part of his regional tour, where he held talks with top state officials. Maas and Kotzias discussed the Prespa Agreement …

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Kotzias: Gruevski not wanting a solution for the name dispute was all an act

Former Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski was putting on an act that he was against a solution for name dispute, Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kodzias said, reacting to information published by Wikileaks that Macedonian authorities in 2008 accepted a name change. – It is known that Gruevski did not want any solution to the name …

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Kotzias: Citizens of the neighboring country have the right to self-determination

We cannot change the universal right the neighbours to be called Macedonians, at an individual or unofficial level, but we can call them however we want, Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias said on Sunday in an interview with Greek news agency ANA-MPA. “What we have said is that the citizens of this country have the …

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Kotzias: I have received 800 letters threatening my life and my family

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias on Thursday claimed he has received hundreds of threats against himself and his family, and challenged judicial authorities for failing to take action, Kathimerini reports. “I have received 800 letters threatening my life and my family. I have received boxes of dirt soaked in blood and bullets. Where is the …

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EU member-states consider opening EU negotiations with Macedonia by the summer of 2019

Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Kotzias said that in the EU discussions are taking place between the countries in favor of opening of negotiations with Macedonia by the summer of 2019 and those championing to delay the opening. “Today, we have been discussing the enlargement of the European Union, where there are two different …

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Kotzias: From million to 4,000 protesters; Greeks have broken stereotypes

From a million protesters, we’ve gone down to 100,000, and now to 4,000. Greeks have broken stereotypes, Foreign Minister of Greece Nikos Kotzias said Sunday, commenting yesterday’s protests near Prespa. Immediately after the name deal signing, FM Kotzias met with the Regional Governor of Western Macedonia Theodoros Karipidis. Karipidis gave Kotzias a resolution from the …

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Kotzias për protestat: Nga një milion kemi arritur në katër mijë

Ministri i Punëve të Jashtme i Greqisë, Nikos Kotzias, ka komentuar protestat e djeshme në afërsi të Prespës, duke thënë se grekët po thyejnë stereotipet. Ai shtoi se nga një milionë protestues të cilët ishin kundër marrëveshjes me Maqedoninë, tani janë 4 mijë. Shefi i diplomacisë së Greqisë, menjëherë pas nënshkrimit të marrëveshjes me prefektin …

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Kotzias to unveil declassified name issue documents in Parliament

Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias has ordered the declassification of some 30 confidential documents in connection to the name negotiations before reveling them Saturday at a debate in Parliament, Greek media report citing government sources. The information hasn’t been officially confirmed yet. The documents will reportedly shine a light on how former Greek administrations had negotiated, what they …

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Kotzias: Greqia lejon anëtarësimin e Maqedonisë në NATO dhe BE nëse arrihet marrëveshje

Кreu i diplomacisë greke, Nikos Kotzias ka komentuar bisedën telefonike mes dy kryeministrave, Tsipras dhe Zaev. “Sot kemi bërë hapin vendimtar” deklaroi në një intervistë për televizionin grek “Contra”. Ai ka thënë se dy kryeministrat do të bisedojnë sërish për të përfunduar marrëveshjen. Sa i përket perspektivës evropiane dhe euroatlantike të Maqedonisë, Kotzias tha se …

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Zaev dhe Cipras kanë biseduar një orë, nesër telefonata e dytë

Kryeministri Zoran Zaev më në fund realizoi telefonatën me homolgun grek Aleksis Tsipras. Siç mëson “Nezavisen Vesnik” telefonata ka filluar në orën 14:00 dhe në të Zaev dhe Cipras kanë biseduar për detajet e fundit të marrëveshjes përfundimtare për çështjen e emrit. Detaje të tjera rreth kësaj telefonate nuk janë bërë publike, vetëm dihet se …

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