3 minutes agoThe Response Comes NATO After Macedonia's Name Agreement
Periskopi(8 years ago)
(8 years ago)Secretary - General NATO, Jens Stoltenberg, has welcomed today the name solution between Skopje and Athens, saying it is a historic agreement and evidence of patient diplomacy and the will of leaders of both countries. I now call on both countries to finalise the agreement reached today by both leaders. [...]
I now call on both countries to finalise the agreement reached today by both leaders. This will put Skopje on its path to NATO membership and will help consolidate peace and stability throughout the Western Balkans”, he has said.
Otherwise, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev has said the name agreement has been reached, under which the country will now be called Republic of Northern Macedonia.
We have a historic agreement between Greece and our country. With this agreement we will have our identity, language, and culture. From now on, we will no longer be called FYROMs, but Macedonians. From today's new name will be Republic of Northern Macedonia, Macedonian nationalism, Macedonian language and will also be translated into all world languages”, Zaev said at a news conference.
