Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias beginshis mini Balkan tour and on Tuesday , while on Thursday (April 12) he is to meet FM Nikola Dimitrov in Ohrid. Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs has not yet officially confirmed Kotzias’s tour, but according to media outlets, Kotzias will hold meetings in Belgrade on Wednesday, on Thursday in Ohrid …
Prime Minister Zoran Zaev is an optimist in regard to Skopje-Athens name talks after the recent meeting between the Foreign Ministers of Macedonia and Greece, who ‘sincerely voiced their positions’. ‘They know what is possible and not possible. So we can say that progress has been made. I hope that the FMs will meet again, …
We are more concerned after the briefing of Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias on the pace of Athens-Skopje name talks, Giorgos Koumoutsakos, the shadow foreign minister of Greek opposition party ‘New Democracy, said on Thursday. ‘The New Democracy holds to its position that the solution must be complex, comprehensive and final, namely one that will meet …
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Greek media reports over a fresh meeting between Macedonian Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov and Greek counterpart Nikos Kotzias on April 12 have been confirmed by Potami leader Stavros Theodorakis. In an interview with state-run TV station ERT following his meeting with FM Kotzias, Theodorakis says a new meeting would be held next Thursday. “I have …
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In the middle of next week, following the Orthodox Easter holidays, Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias will travel to Skopje again, where he will meet with Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov. The date has not yet been determined, but the visit has already been agreed, report diplomatic sources. The intensification of meetings between Kotzias and Dimitrov, …
Opposition MP Georgios Koumoutsakos has criticized the Greek government over the name talks, saying they only confirm the existing impasse, MIA reports from Athens. “As far as we know, there are serious complications. In fact, Kotzias’ visit to the neighboring country started and ended with the landing at the airport in Skopje. In addition, the …
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Takim i liderëve është thirrur për sot me iniciativë të kryeministrit Zoran Zaev për të biseduar për zhvillimet dhe negociatat e fundit për kontestin e emrit. Në këtë takim që do të zhvillohet pasdite në klubin e deputetëve do të marrin pjesë presidenti i shtetit Gjorgje Ivanov, kryeministri dhe lideri i LSDM-së, Zoran Zaev, lideri …
Macedonian Foreign minister, Nikola Dimitrov, posted a tweet after the end of the Vienna negotiations over the name issue, through which he denied having held an unofficial presser other than his main statement to journalists when the meeting ended. “The procedure on the decision of the new name is at a delicate phase and the …
“We have noted the details, the points on which we agree and those on which we disagree. We have identified the main issues for each side and I hope that at our next meeting we will be ready to take a big step,” Greece’s Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias said speaking to the Greek state broadcaster …
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“Conditional progress has been made in the name negotiations, because as we are moving forward, we are coming across more difficult issues. On our part, we have a lot to think about, a lot to measure things up against, and the other side has a lot of things to think about, too. We were thinking …
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I hope we will make some positive steps today, Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias told reporters prior to meeting with Macedonian Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov and UN envoy Matthew Nimetz in Vienna, Greek news agency ANA-MPA reported. The meeting is held in the Austrian Foreign Ministry, and prior to Nimetz’s meeting with Dimitrov and Kotzias, …
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Kryeministri grek, Aleksis Cipras inkurajon palën maqedonase të merr vendime të rënda, por të domosdoshme për zgjidhjen e emrit, pasi për Shkupin kjo është çështje ekzistenciale. Cipras sqaroi edhe një herë se ndryshimi i Kushtetutës është parakusht për një zgjidhje të qëndrueshme. “Ne nuk po negociojmë që të arrijmë një zgjidhje që do të theksonte …
The foreign ministers of Macedonia and Greece will have a working dinner Thursday evening in Vienna on the eve of their meeting with UN name mediator Matthew Nimetz on Friday, it is revealed. The news was reported by Greek media and was also confirmed by sources from the Macedonian Foreign Ministry saying that Nikola Dimitrov …
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Following the authorisation by the Albanian President Ilir Meta to the (Albanian) Foreign Ministry and the commission negotiating the demarcation of the EEZ between Greece and Albania, Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias will stop in Tirana shortly, before going to Vienna where he will meet with Nikola Dimitrov and Matthew Nimetz. Kotzias and Bushati will have extensive …
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Edhe Maqedonia edhe Greqia dëshirojnë zgjidhje dinjitoze për kontestin me emrin, që do të jetë fryt i kompromisit dhe i respektimit të interesave të dyja palëve. Këtë e potencojnë përfaqësuesit zyrtarë e të dyja vendeve drejtpërdrejtë para raundit të ri të negociatave për emrin, i cili duhet të mbahet nesër në Vjenë. Ministrat e punëve …
Pas vizitës së shefit të diplomacisë greke, Nikos Kocias në Shkup, raundi i ri i bisedimeve mes palëve do të mbahet më 30 mars, në Vjenë. Në këtë takim do të negociohet rreth përmbajtjes së dy Draft-marrëveshjeve të shkëmbyera ditë më parë mes Shkupit dhe Athinës, si dhe draftit të dorëzuar nga ana e ndërmjetësit …
Ministri i Punëve të Jashtme të Greqisë, Nikos Koxias, dje e ka informuar kryeministrin e Greqisë, Nikos Koxias për vizitën në Maqedoni, njofton Portalb.mk. Mediat greke njoftojnë se Athina vlerëson se bisedimet kanë kaluar në klimë të mirë, është arritur zhvillim, megjithatë edhe më tej ngelen dallimet në lidhje me Kushtetutën e Maqedonisë, pasi që …
The governmental plane carrying Greece’s Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias landed Thursday at the Skopje Airport. It marks Kotzias’ first visit to Macedonia after the government renamed it into Skopje International Airport, seen as a concession in the name talks. It is the first time in 12 years that a Greek aircraft has landed at the …
The Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias is expected to arrive today afternoon for a two-day visit to Macedonia. The Greek delegation will arrive at the international airport Skopje. Meetings are scheduled with the head of the Macedonian diplomacy Nikola Dimitrov, and other senior state officials. As the Macedonian foreign minister announced, the two ministers will discuss …
Shefi i diplomacisë greke Nikos Koxias sot do të qëndrojë për vizitë zyrtare në Maqedoni. Koxias i cili do të udhëheq delegacionin grek pritet të zbresë në aeroportin e Shkupit. Kjo është hera e parë që një zyrtar grek të vijë në rrugë ajrore, pas ndërrimit të emrit të aeroportit nga “Aleksandri i Madh” në …
