Çështja e emrit, marrëdhëniet greko-turke, dhe dy ushtarët që gjenden në burgjet e Turqisë, pritet që të jenë temat për të cilat do të bisedohet nesër në takim sipas mediave greke, ndërmjet sekretarit gjenereal të NATO-s, Jens Stoltenberg dhe shefit të diplomacisë greke, Nikos Kocias. Nesër takimi ndërmjet Stoltenberg dhe Kocias do të mbahet në …
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Macedonian and Greek foreign ministers Nikola Dimitrov and Nikos Kotzias and the UN mediator Matthew Nimetz are to hold fresh meeting on Wednesday afternoon in Vienna. The previous meeting in the same format was also held in Vienna on March 30. Meanwhile, Kotzias and Dimitrov held bilateral meeting on April 12 in Ohrid. Kotzias told …
The UN mediator in Macedonia-Greece negotiations on settling the name dispute, Matthew Nimetz, will meet the Foreign Ministers of both countries, Nikola Dimitrov and Nikos Kotzias respectively, on 25 April in Vienna. The meeting is part of United Nations’ ongoing efforts to assist the sides in finding a mutually acceptable solution to the ‘name’ issue, …
A new round of negotiations will begin this week in Vienna between the foreign ministers Nikola Dimitrov and Nikos Kotzias regarding the name, through the mediation of Mathew Nimetz form UN. However in Skopje, a declaration made by the prime minister for the news agency AFP over the weekend has caused arguments. “I believe that …
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Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias says Macedonia will not join NATO at the coming summit because of time limitations. In an interview with radio 247, Kotzias says the country will not join NATO in June because the name agreement should be ratified in different ways, with April already in its second half. “They want to …
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The latest statements by Prime Minister Zoran Zaev over the name dispute have again made waves between the ruling and opposition parties in Greece. “Following Zaev’s statements for the MIA news agency, in which he claims that Skopje is not negotiating a name for all uses, Greeks are asking themselves what is the Tsipras, Kammenos, Kotzias …
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It seems that Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias, although indirectly, accepts Skopje claims about alleged Greece’s irredentist aspirations towards the neighboring country, opposition New Democracy shadow foreign minister Giorgos Koumoutsakos said. Koumoutsakos criticizes the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs over the statement of Macedonian Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov at yesterday’s joint press conference with Kotzias, who …
Greek Foreign minister, Nikos Kotzias, has held a meeting in Pristina today with his counterpart from Kosovo, Behgjet Pacolli. In contrast to the other visits held as part of the Balkan tour, the Greek diplomat did not deliver a joint press conference following the meeting with Pacolli. “We have a lot to talk and to …
Progress has been made involving some of the issues that have already matured and there are still differences for others, Macedonian Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov stated Thursday after his meeting in Ohrid with Greece’s Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias. Dimitrov said that the talks were ‘open and sincere’ and that for the first time a time …
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Macedonian and Greek Foreign Ministers Nikola Dimitrov and Nikos Kotzias hold fresh round of talks Thursday in Ohrid in an attempt to reach a deal on the issue of name dispute. Dimitrov expects progress in the name talks at Thursday’s meeting with Greek counterpart Nikos Kotzias. “The issue is important and all rounds of talks …
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Ministri grek i Punëve të Jashtme, Nikos Koxias sot në Ohër do të ketë takim me kolegun e tij të Maqedonisë Nikolla Dimitrov, si pjesë e raundit të ri të negociatave për zgjidhjen e kontestit të emrit. Dy diplomatët përpara takimit të sotëm theksuan se presin progres pozitiv në bisedime, që synon afrimin e mëtejshëm …
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Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias arrived in Ohrid this afternoon. Tonight he will have a working dinner with his counterpart and host Nikola Dimitrov at one of the famous Ohrid restaurants in the city center. The main talks between the two ministers begin tomorrow morning at Villa Ohrid. The meeting is covered by 60 accredited journalists …
Foreign minister, Nikola Dimitrov, said today that the process of negotiations about the name dispute is in a delicate phase, but he’s hoping that the spirit of Ohrid will help in overcoming differences about the contest which has lasted several years now. Dimitrov declared this following the meeting that he held with the head of …
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Sot, Shefi i diplomacisë greke, Nikos Kotzias deklaroi në Beograd se janë bërë hapa përpara për zgjidhjen e çështjes së emrit dhe gjithashtu për ta përmbyllur këtë nevojitet kompromis, shkruan Telegrafi Maqedoni. “Realizimi dhe pragmatizmi janë kyç për zgjidhje. Duhet kompromis, por jo kompromis i paqëndrueshëm. Të dyja palët duhet ta kuptojnë se nuk mund …
Kotzias: Është bërë përparim për zgjidhjen e emrit, kompromisi është i nevojshëm Read More »
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias said Wednesday in Belgrade that a step forward has been made in the name dispute and its settlement requires compromise. “Realism and pragmatism is the key to solution. Compromise is needed, but not a rotten one. Both sides need to understand that they cannot get everything,” said FM Kotzias after …
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UN name envoy Matthew Nimetz has reportedly sent a letter to the foreign ministers of Macedonia and Greece, Nikola Dimitrov and Nikos Kotzias respectively, in which he elaborates the current state of play in the name negotiations. Namely, the letter outlines the items over which there is agreement and those over which there are differences …
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Foreign ministers Nikola Dimitrov and Nikos Kotzias will hold a new round of talks tomorrow in Ohrid in an attempt to reach a deal on the issue of the name dispute. This afternoon, Kotzias is expected to travel from Belgrade to Ohrid, while tomorrow there will be a bilateral meeting. The ministry of Foreign Affairs …
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Ministri i Jashtëm grek Nikos Koxias pasdite arrin në Ohër, pas së cilës do të ketë një darkë pune me ministrin e jashtëm maqedonas Nikolla Dimitrov. Takimi zyrtar është planifikuar për nesër. Nga Ministria e Jashtme thonë se vizita e ministrit Koxias është në kuadër të dialogut të vazhdueshëm mes dy ministrave, në kontekstin e …
Greek FM Nikos Kotzias begins his three-day tour from Belgrade, Serbia, and will then visit Macedonia and Kosovo, thus boosting Greece’s important role in the Balkans through the multi-dimensional and active policy of the Greek government. The Greek Foreign minister is expected to arrive in Belgrade late on Tuesday (April 10) afternoon, where on Wednesday April 11 …
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The meeting which is supposed to take place between Nikola Dimitrov and Nikos Kotzias on 12 April in Ohrid has been considered by media in Macedonia as a new attempt to give way to the solution of the name dispute. In an interview for the state news agency, MIA, PM Zoran Zaev said that he believes …
