Prespa Agreement
Diplomacy
FYROM's Opposition to Support Constitutional Changes If Referendum Approved
Hristijan Mickoski, the leader of the main opposition VMRO-DPMNE party in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, speaking with journalists of broadcaster TV21, said that "we will respect the decision," referring to a possible positive outcome in the upcoming...
Diplomacy
Greece's Kotzias Expects Prespa Agreement to Reach Greek Parliament in January
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias and his German counterpart Heiko Maas agreed during their meeting in Athens on Thursday that the Prespa Agreement signed by Athens and Skopje was an "historic opportunity" for a solution to the name dispute...
Greece
US Defense Secretary says Russia Trying to Obstruct Greece-FYROM Name Deal
US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis with FYROM Prime Minister Zoran Zaev
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said that Russia is trying to interfere in FYROM affairs by backing the vote against the Prespa name agreement with Greece in the September...
Greece
Thousands March in Skopje over NATO, EU Prospect for FYROM
Thousands of Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia citizens marched in Skopje on Sunday in support of the name change to "North Macedonia" that could clear the way for the country's NATO, EU membership.
The rally was ahead of the September...
Diplomacy
Zoran Zaev Thanks Greece's Tsipras from the European Parliament (Video)
At the first ever speech made by a Prime Minister of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia in the plenary of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, Zoran Zaev thanked the Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras about the Prespa Agreement....
Greece
Violent Riots at Rallies across Thessaloniki (video)
Thousands of protesters gathered in Thessaloniki on Saturday in four separate rallies with the demonstration against the Prespa agreement on the FYROM name ending with clashes with the police.
The demonstrations on Saturday were in light of the presence of Prime Minister...
Diplomacy
Greek Foreign Minister Defends New FYROM Name
Greece is the winner in the negotiations with FYROM over the name because the country that was widely referred to as "Macedonia" has agreed to be called "North Macedonia", Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias said on Friday.
The minister defended...
Greece
Draconian Security Measures for Thessaloniki Fair Involve FBI Agents, Snipers, 5,500 Policemen
Thousands of security personnel including FBI agents, snipers and 5,500 Greek police officers are in Thessaloniki for the 83rd International Fair in which the U.S. is honored this year.
The Hellenic Police had a series of meetings with CIA and...
Diplomacy
Prespa Agreement Is A Historic Achievement According to President Trump
In a telegraph to the President of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Gjorge Ivanov, on the occasion of the celebrations for the Country's Independence, Donald Trump said that Greece's neighbor has many reasons to celebrate this year.
Trump added...
Diplomacy
'Our Language and Identity Will Always Be Macedonian', FYROM PM Zaev Says
"The Macedonian language will always be Macedonian and the Macedonian identity will always be Macedonian," FYROM Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said on Monday.
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia PM spoke in Pehcevo ahead of the crucial referendum to be held...