Tsipras: I will be Greece’s first prime minister to visit Skopje

Prime Minister of Greece, Alexis Tsipras, in his address at the Delphi Economic Forum, said he would be the first Greek Prime Minister to officially visit North Macedonia’s capital of Skopje.

“Greece is full of resolve to develop what we have achieved with the Prespa Agreement. That is why, in the coming months, I will be Greece’s first prime minister to visit Skopje accompanied by a business delegation”, Tsipras said.

Tsipras also said that officials from both sides will meet to examine ways of deepening bilateral cooperation in a series of areas of common interests including trade, tourism, security, energy and culture.

PM Tsipras said that the desire for dialogue and peaceful coexistence had prevailed over the forces of nationalism in Greece and North Macedonia, while hailing the name deal reached between the two neighboring countries as a “diplomatic masterpiece.”

“Today Greece and North Macedonia are two neighbours that invest in friendship, in cooperation and solidarity and are an example not only for the Balkans and for Europe but for the whole world,” said Tsipras.